CPSC, The Maya Group Inc. Announce Recall of Toys

Recalled September 25, 2000 · CPSC recall 00186 · The Maya

Hazard

One of the toys, a car, can break during use resulting in a small plastic part that poses a choking hazard to young children.

Remedy

Consumers should remove the toy car from the toy bar immediately and contact Maya for a free replacement toy.

Units

About 20,000

Incidents / injuries

The Maya Group Inc. has received six reports of toy cars breaking. There have been no reports of injuries.

Description

The toy bar attaches to car seats and strollers and has removable toys. The toy bars being recalled are the Tiny Love Super Car-Bar, made of multicolor fabric. Three toys attach by Velcro fasteners onto the toy bar. The car that can break moves back and forth on a yellow track. The toy car was made between August 1999 (0899) and January 2000 (0100). The manufacturing date follows a two-letter code and is written as month, year on a white tag attached to a Velcro fastener. A "TINYLOVE" label is attached to the side of the car and to the Velcro fastener. The toy was made in China. A toy steering wheel with musical key and a traffic light are also on the toy bar.

What to do

Consumers should remove the toy car from the toy bar immediately and contact Maya for a free replacement toy.

Contact

Consumers may call Maya toll-free at (888) 521-2202 anytime. Consumers also can write to Customer Affairs, The Maya Group Inc./Tiny Love, 12622 Monarch Street, Garden Grove, CA 92841.

Product

Tiny Love Super Car-Bar

Imported by

The Maya Group Inc., of Garden Grove, Calif.

Retailers

Catalogs and specialty stores nationwide sold the toys, from August 1999 through August 2000, for about $30.

Made in

China

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