CPSC, Dorel Juvenile Group USA Announce Recall to Repair Battery-Powered Ride-On Vehicles

Recalled October 27, 2005 · CPSC recall 06018 · Dorel Juvenile

Manufacture Date Marker on Recalled Ride-On Vehicle

Recalled Torch Red Corvette Ride-On Vehicle

Recalled Yellow Race Car Corvette Ride-On Vehicle

Hazard

An electronic malfunction can occur in the ride-on vehicle's circuit board and/or battery connector, resulting in smoking and melting of components. This poses a vehicle fire hazard and a burn hazard to consumers, if components are touched while malfunctioning.

Remedy

Consumers should take the recalled ride-on vehicles away from children immediately and contact the company for a free repair.

Units

About 141,000

Incidents / injuries

The firm has received 49 reports of overheating or melting components on the ride-on vehicles. No injuries have been reported.

Description

The recalled battery-powered ride-on vehicles include the Pink Corvette®, Torch Red Corvette®, Yellow Race Car Corvette®, Red Electroplate Corvette®, Fire Engine, and Batmobile® with the model numbers listed in the chart below. They were sold under the brands Safety 1st and Kid Trax by Safety 1st. The ride-on vehicles were manufactured between January 2004 and August 2005. The manufacture date is located on the underside of the unit and is molded into the plastic body as shown below. The circle on left displays the month of manufacture, the circle on the right displays the year of manufacture. The model numbers are located on the underside of the vehicles near the date code. Ride-On Vehicle Name Model Safety 1st Pink Corvette® 50503/50503A Safety 1st Torch Red Corvette® 50504/50504A Safety 1st Yellow Race Car Corvette® 50505/50505A Safety 1st Red Electroplate Corvette® 50521/50521A Kid Trax Fire Engine 50506/50506A Safety 1 st Batmobile® 50527

What to do

Consumers should take the recalled ride-on vehicles away from children immediately and contact the company for a free repair.

Contact

For additional information, contact Dorel Juvenile Group's Ride-On hotline toll-free at (866) 611-3022 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit www.djgusa.com

Product

Battery-Powered Ride-On Vehicles

Manufacturer(s)

Dorel Juvenile Group USA, of Columbus, Ind.

Retailers

Major toy stores and mass merchandise outlets nationwide under the brands Safety 1st and Kid Trax by Safety 1st from January 2004 through August 2005 for about $300.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →