Ace Novelty Recalls Teenage Mutant Ninja Foam Chairs Due to Strangulation Risk
Ace Novelty is instructing consumers to remove straps from 69,100 Teenage Mutant Ninja foam chairs because children can become entangled and strangle.
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 (strangulation) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Ace Novelty of Bellevue, Washington, is instructing consumers to remove the strap on 69,100 "Teenage Mutant Ninja" foam chairs. The chairs, measuring 2 feet high by 14 inches wide, feature a red bandanna-style strap around the backrest. The hazard exists because children can become entangled in the strap and strangle.
CPSC is aware of four incidents in which children ranging between two and four years old were caught under the bandanna-style strap. No injuries were reported, and no medical attention was required. The chairs were sold in four styles (Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Donitello), all with model number 28021, at toy stores and department stores nationwide from January 1990 through April 1991 for approximately $19.
Consumers should immediately cut the bandanna-style strap from the chairs and discard the strap. Consumers with questions about this corrective action should contact Ms. McCoy at Ace Novelty at (800) 759-1223 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST.
The recalled product
- Product
- Teenage Mutant Ninja foam chairs
- Manufacturer
- Ace Novelty
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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