Recalls / 2005-10-27

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

06018 · Recalled 2005-10-27 · CPSC page

Manufacture Date Marker on Recalled Ride-On Vehicle

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

Hazards

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.

Reported injuries

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

Remedy

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

Products

Name	Model	Units
Battery-Powered Ride-On Vehicles		About 141,000

Parties

Manufacturer: Dorel Juvenile Group USA
Made in: China
Sold at: Major toy stores, mass merchandise outlets nationwide under the brands Safety 1st, Kid Trax by Safety 1st

Consumer 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

More images

Recalled Torch Red Corvette Ride-On Vehicle

Recalled Yellow Race Car Corvette Ride-On Vehicle

Recalled Red Electroplate Corvette Ride-On Vehicle

Source: CPSC recall 06018. Inclusion in this database is not legal or medical advice.