Recall Category: Kids Recalls
Recall Date: 2003-04-23T00:00:00
Product: Little People® Animal Sounds Farms
Company: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.
Hazard: Two small metal screws that hold the toy "stall doors" in place can come off, posing an aspiration or choking hazard to young children.
Description: The recalled Little People® Animal Sounds Farms are shaped like a barn and make animal sounds when the doors of the cow or horse stall are opened. The recalled toys have a model number of 77973 or 77746 and a six-character manufacturing date code that begins with 168 through 212, followed by the number 2 as the fourth digit. Both the model number and date code can be found on the underside of the green ramp. The Fisher-Price logo appears at the top of the tallest side of the barn in red and white.
Remedy: Consumers should take the toy away from young children immediately and contact Fisher-Price to receive a free repair kit.
Incidents / Injuries: Fisher-Price has received 33 reports of the screws coming off of the toy, including four reports where a screw was found in the child's mouth and one report of a child that aspirated a screw into his lung. The latter case required the child to be hospitalized and undergo emergency surgery to remove the screw from his lung.
Recall Number: 03111
Product Type: Toys / Play Products
Hazard Type: Choking Hazard