The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·00181·Announced 2000-09-14

Playskool Recalls Klackeroo Infant Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Playskool is recalling Klackeroo infant toys because end knobs can detach, releasing small parts that pose a choking hazard to young children.

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 choking hazard for infants and young children, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Playskool, of Pawtucket, R.I., is recalling approximately 550,000 Klackeroo infant toys. The recall was initiated because the toy's brightly colored end knobs can detach, allowing small geometric-shaped pieces to come loose. This poses a choking hazard to infants and young children.

The Klackeroo toy features orange plastic rods and small geometric shapes that move through a center purple ball. Solid-colored knobs with animal faces or the sun and moon imprinted on them cap both ends of each orange rod. The knobs are green, yellow, blue, and red. The Playskool logo is imprinted on one end knob, and "MADE IN CHINA" is imprinted on the center ball.

Playskool has received 10 reports of the toy's knobs detaching to release small parts, including four reports of a small part from the toy being found in the mouths of infants and young children. There have been no reported injuries. These toys were sold at toy and mass merchandise stores, including Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart, from October 1997 through September 2000, for about $8.

Parents and caregivers should take the toy away from infants and young children immediately. Consumers may contact Playskool anytime at (800) 752-9755 to receive a free, redesigned replacement toy.

The recalled product

Product
Klackeroo toys
Manufacturer
Playskool, of Pawtucket, R.I.
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
550,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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