The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·14140·Announced 2014-03-25

Wal-Mart Recalls Electronic Baby Dolls Due to Burn Hazard

Wal-Mart is recalling My Sweet Love and My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care dolls because the internal circuit board can overheat, posing a burn risk to consumers.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a burn hazard with reported injuries (burns or blisters), which aligns with the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (score 4) involving significant injury reports or risk-of-harm products where injury has been reported.

Plain-English summary

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is recalling approximately 174,000 My Sweet Love and My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care electronic baby dolls. The 16-inch dolls, manufactured by Tak Ngai Electronic Toys Co., LTD, feature electronic components that cause them to babble, cough, and turn red cheeks when interacting with a toy medical kit. The recall is due to a hazard where the circuit board in the doll's chest can overheat, causing the surface of the doll to become hot enough to burn consumers.

The dolls were sold at Walmart stores nationwide from August 2012 through March 2014 for $20. Wal-Mart has received 12 reports of incidents related to the product, including two reports of burns or blisters to the thumb. The dolls are identified by UPC 6-04576-16800-5 and a date code beginning with WM printed on the label sewn into the bottom of the doll.

Consumers should immediately take the dolls from children and remove the batteries. They should return the doll to any Walmart store for a full refund. For more information, consumers can contact Wal-Mart Stores at (800) 925-6278 or visit the Product Recalls section on walmart.com.

The recalled product

Product
My Sweet Love / My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care Baby Doll
Affected units
174,000

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

UPCs (1)

  • 604576168005

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.