The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·00157·Announced 2000-08-08

Safety 1st Recalls Mobile 4 Wheelin Baby Walkers Due to Injury Risk

Safety 1st is recalling about 170,000 Mobile "4 Wheelin" baby walkers because the steering wheel can catch babies' teeth and the phone can break, posing a choking hazard.

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 (loss of teeth, gagging), but no deaths or serious injuries requiring hospitalization are explicitly stated in the source text, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Safety 1st Inc. is recalling approximately 170,000 Mobile "4 Wheelin" baby walkers. The recall involves walkers with model numbers 45701, 45701A, or 45701B, which feature a green body, a three-spoke steering wheel, and a phone with an electronic ring. These products were sold nationwide at mass merchandise, juvenile products, and major discount department stores from April 1998 through April 1999 for about $50.

The recall is being issued because babies can lose their lower teeth when they are caught in parts of the three-spoke steering wheels. Additionally, on some walkers, the telephone can break apart, releasing small parts that pose a choking hazard. Safety 1st has received eight reports of babies catching their teeth in the steering wheel, resulting in six babies losing lower front teeth. There are also 44 reports of the telephone button loosening, and one report of a 6-month-old baby girl gagging on a telephone button from a phone that came apart.

Consumers should stop using these walkers immediately and discard or destroy the products. A repair kit is no longer available. Consumers can contact Safety 1st at (800) 964-8489 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or write to Consumer Relations Dept., Safety 1st Inc., 45 Dan Road, Canton, MA 02021, to receive a new cash incentive or a replacement product.

The recalled product

Product
Mobile "4 Wheelin" Walkers
Manufacturer
Safety 1st Inc., of Canton, Mass.
Category
Consumer Product — Baby Walkers
Hazard
Affected units
170,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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