The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·21010·Announced 2020-10-21

Jakks Pacific Recalls MorfBoard Skate Scooters Due to Fall Hazard

Jakks Pacific is recalling MorfBoard Skate & Scoot Combo scooters with "Y" handlebars because the joint can break, posing a fall hazard.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 (fall hazard) where injury has been reported (bloody nose), but no serious injuries or deaths are documented, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products with reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Jakks Pacific Inc. is recalling MorfBoard Skate & Scoot Combo scooters with "Y" handlebars. The recall involves approximately 162,300 units sold at retailers including Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, Meijer, and BJ's Wholesale Club, as well as online at Amazon.com and morfboard.com, from February 2018 through August 2020 for about $100. The scooters were manufactured in China and are available in cyan, chartreuse, lava, and mint colors. Only scooters with specific 8-character alphanumeric manufacturing date codes listed in the official notice are included in this recall.

The "Y" handlebar joint on these scooters can break, which poses a fall hazard. The company has received 18 reports of the handlebars breaking, resulting in one injury where a child fell and sustained a bloody nose.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled scooters away from children and contact Jakks Pacific to receive a free replacement "T" handlebar. Contact information is available online at www.jakks.com under "Safety Notices" or by calling 855-602-5464 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday.

The recalled product

Product
MorfBoard Skate & Scoot Combo scooters with "Y" handlebars
Manufacturer
Jakks Pacific Inc., of Santa Monica, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Scooters
Hazard
Affected units
162,300

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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