The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·00133·Announced 2000-06-27

Recall of Spinning Ride Toys Due to Breaking Center Column

Today's Kids is recalling Music & Lights Kidaround Spinner toys because the center column can break, causing children to fall or be hit.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where injury has been reported (five injuries, two requiring stitches), but no fatalities or severe injuries are mentioned, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Today's Kids, of Dallas, Texas, is recalling about 103,000 Music & Lights Kidaround Spinner™ toys. The recall is due to a hazard where the center column can break, causing a child to suddenly fall backward or be hit in the face by the broken column. The company has received 1,427 reports of the toy's columns breaking off, resulting in five injuries, including bumps on heads, cut faces, and split lips. Two children required stitches.

The recalled toy is a purple turntable with a green center column topped by a yellow steering wheel, intended for children 1-1/2 to 5 years old. It plays songs and has flashing lights. The toys were sold at toy and discount department stores nationwide from July 1999 through May 2000 for about $20. The packaging indicates the toy is made in China and the United States.

Consumers should take these spinning ride toys away from children immediately and discard or destroy the products. The firm is out of business and cannot be contacted, and a replacement toy is no longer available. Consumers can call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054) for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Music & Lights Kidaround Spinner™
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
103,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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