Peg Perego Recalls Battery-Powered Children's Riding Vehicles Due to Fire Risk

Plain-English summary

Peg Perego USA Inc. is recalling approximately 274,000 battery-powered children's riding vehicles in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The affected models include the Corral 270, Diablo, Dragon, Gaucho, Gaucho Grande, Gaucho High Torque, Gaucho Sport, Magica, Magnum, Ranger GT, Thunderbolt, Thundercat, and Tornado. These vehicles were manufactured before December 1997 and sold nationwide from 1990 through 1997 for approximately $100 to $550.

The recall is being issued because the vehicles' pedals can stick and electrical components can overheat, presenting fire and injury hazards to children. CPSC and Peg Perego have received about 320 reports of electrical components overheating or pedals sticking. Thirty fires have been reported, resulting in one child suffering second-degree burns to his hand and at least $55,000 in property damage. Additionally, one child suffered a concussion and six children received bruises when accelerator pedals stuck and the vehicles collided with trees, fences, walls, or parked automobiles.

Consumers should remove the vehicles' batteries immediately and not let children use the vehicles until the repair has been made. Consumers should contact Peg Perego at (800) 728-2108 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. EST Monday through Friday or visit www.perego.com to order a free repair kit. The kit can be installed by the consumer or by an authorized Peg Perego service center. The 12-volt, two-battery vehicles manufactured since 1998 and the 6-volt, one-battery vehicles are not included in this recall.

The recalled product

Product

Peg Perego Corral 270, Dragon, Magica, Ranger GT battery-powered children's riding vehicles

Manufacturer

Peg Perego

Category

Consumer Product — Children's Riding Vehicles

Hazard

• fire
• burn-injury
• mechanical-failure

Distribution

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