The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·16092·Announced 2016-02-04

Dollar General Recalls Construction Truck Toys Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Dollar General is recalling about 27,000 remote-controlled toy trucks because the remote controls can short circuit and overheat, posing fire and burn risks.

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 (fire and burn hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria in the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Dollar General Corp. is recalling approximately 27,000 remote-controlled toy trucks, including a toy excavator and a shovel loader, due to fire and burn hazards. The remote controls for these toys can short circuit, causing them to overheat. Dollar General has received five reports of the remote controls overheating, but no injuries have been reported.

The recalled toys are orange with black and orange wheels. The toy excavator has tracking code 90RWE15 on the back of the battery compartment and UPC 00430000549030 on the bottom of the packaging. The shovel loader has tracking code 90RWE15 on the back of the battery compartment and UPC 00400001622537 on the bottom of the packaging. Specific text such as "Power, Shovel Loader and Super Power" appears on stickers on the excavator, while "6000Kg Peakload, FL-330 Deluxe Crane, and Crane Super Truck" appears on the shovel loader.

These toys were sold exclusively at Dollar General stores nationwide and online at www.dollargeneral.com from July 2015 through December 2015 for about $10. Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy vehicles away from children and contact Dollar General for a full refund. Dollar General can be reached at 800-678-9258 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, by email at [email protected], or online at www.dollargeneral.com.

The recalled product

Product
Toy trucks
Manufacturer
Dollar General Corp., of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
27,000

Is your product affected?

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

UPCs (2)

  • 00430000549030
  • 00400001622537

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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