The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·89012·Announced 1989-02-02

Target Recalls Press'n Roll Boat Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Target is recalling Press'n Roll Boat toys because the smokestack can break off and cause choking in young children.

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 choking hazard for young children, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Target Stores is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,300 units of the "Press'n Roll Boat" pre-school toy in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall was issued on February 2, 1989, because the smokestack of the toy boat can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

The recalled toys are model #2311, described as white, red, and blue plastic fire boats with a fireman pilot. They were sold in Target Stores nationwide last fall for $4.99 each. The potentially hazardous toys were identified by the U.S. Customs Service at the Port of Los Angeles during "Operation Toyland," a joint surveillance program with the CPSC.

Neither the CPSC nor Target Stores is aware of any injuries associated with the toy. Consumers should take the toy boat away from young children immediately and return it to the nearest Target Store for a refund of the full purchase price.

The recalled product

Product
Press'n Roll Boat pre-school toys
Manufacturer
Target
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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