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Target Recalls Wooden Toy Vehicles Due to Choking Hazard

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Recall Date: April 18, 2019

Recall Number: 19-108

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Bullseye’s Playground wooden toy vehicles

Hazard: The wheels on the vehicles can detach, posing a choking hazard to children

Remedy: Refund. Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and return the toys to any Target Store for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: Target at 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT daily or online at www.target.com and click on “Recalls” at the bottom of the page, then on “Toys” for more information or the “Product Recalls” tab on Target’s Facebook page for more information.

Recall Details

Units: About 495,000

Description: This recall includes the Bullseye’s Playground toy vehicles. The vehicles were sold individually in stores and as an 8-pack assortment online. The vehicles include a caboose, Santa in sleigh, ice cream truck/food truck, train, police car, fire truck, taxi, and digger. The item number, DPCI (model number), and UPC can all be found on a white sticker placed on the bottom of each vehicle. Item numbers included in the recall include:

Name Item# DPCI (Model Number) UPC
Caboose 89304 234-18-0100 765940893043
Santa in Sleigh 89297 234-18-0100 765940892978
Ice Cream Truck/Food Truck 89298 234-18-0100 765940892985
Train 89301 234-18-0100 765940893012
Police Car 89303 234-18-0100 765940893036
Firetruck 89302 234-18-0100 765940893029
Taxi 89300 234-18-0100 765940893005
Digger 89299 234-18-0100 765940892992
Toy Vehicles 8-Pack Assortment N/A 234-18-0189 765940893159

Incidents/Injuries: There have been four reports of the wheels detaching including a report of a missing wheel when opened. No injuries have been reported.

Sold Exclusively At: Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from October 2018 through November 2018 for about $1 for individual vehicles and for about $8 for the 8-pack.

Manufacturer: Zhejiang HuangyanXingbo Crafts Factory, of China

Importer: Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.

Supplier: Horizon Group USA Inc., of Warren, NJ

Manufactured in: China

Author: Marianne Halterman

Marianne is a member of the SafeKids Coalition of the Central Shenandoah Valley.

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