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Bumper Car plastic toy — choking & damage to hearing risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingDamage to hearingDec 16, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Bumper Car plastic toy — choking & damage to hearing risk
Photo from the official notice: Bumper Car plastic toy — choking & damage to hearing risk
Photo from the official notice: Bumper Car plastic toy — choking & damage to hearing risk
Photo from the official notice: Bumper Car plastic toy — choking & damage to hearing risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The toy breaks easily, generating small parts (the black rotating wheel). A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.In addition, the peak sound pressure level is too high which might lead to temporary impairment of hearing if the toy is operated close to the ear for a long time. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (17/11/2016)

Product description

Battery-operated plastic toy bumper car (AA batteries) with a monkey sitting inside. The car has two white wheels and two rotating parts with two black wheels. The car starts when the monkey is pushed, and it emits sounds and lights. Supplied in a colourful cardboard box.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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