Children's Scooters Recalled by Kiddieland Due to Laceration Hazard

Recall date:April 21, 2011
Product Category: Toys

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada in cooperation with Kiddieland Toys Limited, of Scituate, Mass. have recalled about 16,000 Lights and Sounds Children’s Scooters in the United States and 700 in Canada.

A child’s finger can get caught in the hinge mechanism between the steering column and the platform, posing a laceration hazard.
CPSC and Kiddieland have received two reports of children whose fingers got caught in the hinge mechanism and required stitches.

Description

This recall involves the products listed below:

This recall involves three models of Kiddieland “Lights and Sounds” three-wheeled scooters including a red Spiderman, a blue Thomas & Friends™ and a pink girl’s scooter. The scooters have buttons on the handle that play music and sounds. “Kiddieland” is molded on the back of the steering mechanism. Spiderman or Thomas & Friends™ are found on the steering mechanism and platform. The girl’s model has butterflies on the platform. The Children’s Scooters were sold at Toys R Us and JCPenney from January 2009 through February 2011 for about $40 They were manufactured in China.

What can you do and whom to contact

Consumers should immediately take the recalled scooters away from children and contact Kiddieland for a free repair kit.

For additional information, contact Kiddieland toll-free at (800) 430-5307 or visit the firm's website at www.kiddieland.com.hk

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