The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·88023·Announced 1988-04-20

Tyco Toys Recalls Schaper Speed Wheels Ride-On Toys Due to Finger Entrapment

Tyco Toys is offering free guard kits for 1986 Schaper Speed Wheels ride-on toys to prevent finger entrapment and lacerations.

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 reported injuries including fingertip severance and lacerations, which constitutes significant injury reports under the severity rubric.

Plain-English summary

Tyco Toys, Inc. is offering a free guard kit for approximately 25,000 1986 models of Schaper "Speed Wheels" ride-on toys. The recall was initiated in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to address a safety hazard involving the pedal bar.

The hazard involves the entrapment of children's fingers between the pedal bar and the body of the toy. This defect has been associated with eight incidents of laceration or fingertip severance. The corrective action program applies only to 1986 models (Schaper Model No. 61106) that were sold without a guard kit. Other toys distributed by Tyco Toys are not affected.

Owners of the affected model should call Tyco Toys at 800-257-7728 (or 800-322-8011 in New Jersey) to obtain the free guard kit. Consumers may also write to the Speed Wheels Corrective Action Program at Tyco Toys, Inc., 540 Glen Avenue, Moorestown, NJ 08057.

The recalled product

Product
Schaper Speed Wheels ride-on toys
Manufacturer
Tyco Toys

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.