The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·97105·Announced 1997-04-17

Etna Products Recalls Wooden Toy Cars Due to Choking Hazard

Etna Products is recalling approximately 13,200 wooden toy cars because deteriorating glue causes parts to separate, posing a choking hazard to 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 that could lead to death, but the source explicitly states that no injuries have been reported, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Etna Products Inc. is recalling approximately 13,200 wooden toy cars in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall involves the "Solid Wood Hand-Painted Old Time Learning Car," which features 26 wooden blocks with letters and pictures, two heart-shaped red blocks, and a 12-inch white pull cord. The toy is painted in red, yellow, green, and blue.

The hazard exists because the glue holding the toy together deteriorates, causing hub caps, headlights, and blocks to separate. Young children could choke on the detached headlights and blocks or inhale the hub caps into their lungs, which could lead to death. CPSC and Etna Products are not aware of any injuries involving these toys, and the recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

The toys were sold nationwide from 1994 through March 1997 for about $5. They were distributed through Benton-Kirby and Walter Drake & Sons mail order catalogues, as well as Boardman's (Small Wonders, Something Special, Small Delights), Odd-Job Trading stores, J.D. Yeatts Imports, and Burton Distributors. Consumers should take the recalled toys away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information or questions concerning mail order purchases, consumers should call Etna at (800) 841-1007.

The recalled product

Product
Wooden Toy Cars Recall by Etna Products
Manufacturer
Boardman's
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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