Fisher-Price Recalls Lightning PAC Scooters and MX3 Mini Bikes
Fisher-Price is recalling Lightning PAC Scooters and MX3 Mini Bikes because motor control circuits can malfunction, causing the vehicles to continue running after the power button is released.
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 (broken arm, leg laceration), but no deaths or serious injuries requiring hospitalization are explicitly stated, fitting the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Fisher-Price is recalling approximately 30,000 Lightning PAC Scooters and 55,000 MX3 Mini Bikes. These battery-powered ride-on toys are designed for children ages six years and older. The recalled scooters have model number 73530, and the mini bikes have model numbers 73535 and B2222, which are located inside the battery compartment.
The recall is due to a defect in the motor control circuits that can cause the scooters and mini bikes to continue running after the power or throttle button is released. This malfunction poses a risk of injury to children. Fisher-Price has received 56 reports of incidents involving the scooters, including one report of a chipped tooth and one report of a broken arm. Additionally, the company received 24 reports of incidents involving the mini bike, including one report of a leg laceration.
The Lightning PAC Scooters were sold at mass merchants and toy stores nationwide between November 2001 and October 2003 for about $250. The MX3 Mini Bikes were sold at mass merchants and toy stores nationwide between May 2003 and September 2003 for about $200. Consumers should take the toy vehicles away from children immediately and contact Fisher-Price to receive information on how to have their toys serviced for free at a certified Power Wheels Service Center, where modifications will be made to the circuitry.
The recalled product
- Product
- Lightning PAC Scooters and MX3 Mini Bikes
- Category
- Consumer Product — Ride-on Toys
- Affected units
- 30,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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