CPSC, Kellogg Company Announce Recall of Toy Cars
CPSC, Kellogg Company Announce Recall of Toy Cars Inside Boxes of Cereal
Why was CPSC, Kellogg Company Announce Recall of Toy Cars recalled?
The tires can detach from the wheels of these cars, posing a choking hazard for young children.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should take these toy cars away from young children immediately, and send the cars to Kellogg, to get a free replacement item and reimbursement for postage. Send the car, along with your name and address to Kellogg Company, P.O. Box 185654, Battle Creek MI 49018-5654. Contact: For more information, visit Kellogg's website (note - recall no longer available on firm's website) or call Kellogg Co. at (800) 962-0037 anytime.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Kellogg's Nascar® Pull'N Go Hot Wheels
- Company
- Kellogg Company, of Battle Creek, Mich.
- Quantity
- 837,000
- Sold at
- Various club and a few grocery stores nationwide sold these cars in specially marked packages of Kellogg's® Tri-Fun-Pak™ 40-ounce box, Kellogg's® Froot Loops® 43.6-ounce box, Kellogg's® Mini-Wheats® Frosted Bite Size 58.8-ounce box, and Kellogg's® Crispix® 31.4-ounce box. The cars were distributed inside boxes of these cereals, from March 2000 through June 2000.
- Recall date
- June 29, 2000
- Incidents / injuries
- Kellogg has received two reports of the tires detaching from the wheels of these toy cars. No injuries have been reported.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
These Nascar® Pull'N Go Hot Wheels® style toy cars, which were packed inside some Kellogg's cereal boxes, are red and yellow with a white hood. Pulling the car backwards a few inches on a surface causes it to go forward. "Kellogg's™," is written on the hood, and the number "5™" and "Terry Labonte™" is written on the roof. The words "China" and "MFG. FOR KELLOGG CO.™, © 2000" are molded into the plastic underframe. No other Kellogg's® Pull'N Go cars or Hot Wheels® cars are part of this recall.