Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that Ride-On Wagon Toys has been recalled by Step2 due to a fall hazard. The removable seat can detach causing the child to fall out of the wagon. Ride-On Wagon Toys is sold by Toys R Us exclusively.
Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Product Information
Name of product: Step2® Whisper Ride Touring Wagon™
Hazard: The removable blue seat backs can detach and allow the child in the wagon to fall out, posing a fall hazard.
Consumer Contact: Contact Step2 toll-free at 866.860.1887 between 8:00am and 5:00pm ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.step2.com and click on “Product Recall” for more information.
Units: About 14,000
Description: This recall involves Step2® Whisper Ride Touring Wagons. The two-seat plastic wagon is 25-inches wide by 41.25-inches long by 20-inches high with blue seats, a tan wagon base and a red canopy. The Step2 logo appears on the canopy and on the side of the wagon base.This recall involves Step2® Whisper Ride Touring Wagons. The two-seat plastic wagon is 25-inches wide by 41.25-inches long by 20-inches high with blue seats, a tan wagon base and a red canopy. The Step2 logo appears on the canopy and on the side of the wagon base.
Incidents/Injuries: Step2 has received 29 reports of the seat back detaching, 28 of which resulted in children falling out of the wagon. Fourteen of these resulted in bumped heads and nine resulted in bruises, scratches or lacerations.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the wagon and inspect it to determine if the seat belt is attached to the removable blue seat back. If so, the wagon is included in this recall. Consumers with the recalled wagons should contact Step2 to obtain a free repair kit.
Sold exclusively at: Toys R Us stores nationwide and online at ToysRUs.com from February 2013 to August 2013 for about $130.00.
Manufacturer: The Step2® Company, LLC of Streetsboro, Ohio
Manufactured in: USA
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
About the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at 800.638.2772 or teletypewriter at 301.595.7054 for the hearing impaired.
