LEGO Toy Trucks recall: Puncture Hazard to Young Children
LEGO Recalls Toy Trucks Due to Puncture Hazard to Young Children
Why was LEGO Toy Trucks recalled?
The plastic wheels on the truck can detach, exposing a metal axle. This poses a puncture hazard to young children.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should stop using the recalled toy trucks (not the bricks) immediately and contact LEGO Systems for information on receiving a refund. Contact: For additional information, contact LEGO at (800) 718-1858 anytime, or visit www.LEGO.com
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
- LEGO EXPLORE Super Trucks
- Company
- LEGO Systems Inc., of Enfield, Conn.
- Quantity
- About 358,000
- Sold at
- Various retailers nationwide, including Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart, from August 2002 through August 2004 for about $20.
- Recall date
- September 20, 2006
- Incidents / injuries
- LEGO Systems, Inc. has received 10 reports of a wheel detaching. Two children received serious puncture injuries, resulting from the exposed metal axle, once the wheel detached. Another child fell when the wheel came off of the toy truck.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
LEGO EXPLORE Super Truck is a toy-in-toy product designed for children ages 18 months and up. The toy features a red plastic pick-up/dump truck that measures about 15 inches high and 19 inches wide with four 7-inch black plastic wheels that are packed with a box of 40 LEGO DUPLO bricks in the cargo area. The unit has a row of DUPLO "studs" across the top of the cab, molded yellow headlights and stickers on the front and sides of the unit create the idea of a windshield, windows and doors depicting a LEGO figure in the driver's seat. The LEGO Explore logo is printed on the door stickers. The box of DUPLO bricks is not included in this recall.