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Plastic toy “Bumper Car”

Serious risk Choking, Damage to hearing

Published by Safety Gate 9 Dec 2016In the weekly report of 16 Dec 2016 (week 50, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toy
Brand
Unknown
Name
Bumper Car
Type / model
NO. 2020
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.
Risk
null 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
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 17 Nov 2016
Notifying country
Lithuania
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1684/16Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1684/16Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1684/16Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1684/16
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1684/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-050 (XML)
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