CPSC Consumer products recall ·
The Step2 Company Recalls My First Snowman Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard
- Recall number
- CPSC-25308
- Date
- Company / brand
- The Step2 Company
- Category
- Consumer products › Toys
- Units affected
- About 30,800 (In addition, 692 were sold in Canada)
- Hazard tags
- Choking Injury risk
Read the official CPSC notice ↗
Product
My First Snowman Toys
Description
This recall involves My First Snowman toy, which is sold with a removable plastic top. The toy snowman was sold with additional removable facial features and mittens. The snowman's hat is black and red with a gray snowflake. The snowman is about 17 inches high and is white, with purple mittens, blue ears, one blue eye, one green eye, an orange nose and red and orange buttons on the front. The Step2 logo is on the front of the snowman. The top hat is battery powered. Only snowman toys manufactured in December 2023 and April 2024 are included in this recall. The date code appears on the bottom of the hat near the battery compartment. The date code is listed in a dial format, showing month and year of production.
Hazard
The top hat on the recalled snowman can break into small pieces, posing a risk of serious injury or death to small children from choking.
Incidents / injuries
The firm has received 47 reports of the brim of the top hat breaking. No injuries have been reported.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the recalled snowman immediately, take off the toy snowman's hat and keep it away from children. Contact The Step2 Company for instructions on how to dispose of the top hat and receive a free replacement. The Step2 Company is notifying all known purchasers directly.
Remedy type: Replace
Contact: The Step2 Company toll-free at 800-347-8372 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, step2-company@step2.net, or online at https://www.step2.com/pages/step2-my-first-snowman or www.step2.com and click on "Product Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Where it was sold
Online at Step2.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com and Wayfair.com from March 2024 through December 2024 for about $40.
Manufactured in: China
Source: CPSC (consumer products), recall CPSC-25308. Official notice. Republished from public data; RecallFlag is not affiliated with the CPSC.