RECALL: Fisher-Price Scooters and Mini Bikes

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http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04031.html

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2003
Release # 04-031 Fisher Price Recall Hotline: (800) 528-7153
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Mark Ross (301) 504-7076
Fisher-Price Media Contact: Laurie Oravec (716) 687-3395

CPSC, Fisher-Price Announce Recall of Scooters and Mini Bikes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, (CPSC), Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y., is voluntarily
recalling about 30,000 electric scooters and about 55,000 electric mini
bikes. The motor control circuits can malfunction causing the scooters
and mini bikes to continue to run after the power or throttle button is
released, posing a risk of injury to children.

Fisher-Price has received 56 reports of incidents with the scooters,
including one report of a chipped tooth and one report of a broken arm.
Fisher-Price has received 24 reports of incidents involving the mini
bike, including one report of a leg laceration.

The recalled Lightning PAC Scooters and MX3 Mini Bikes are battery
powered ride-on toys designed for children ages six years and older. The
product names are located on the side of the toy. The recalled scooters
and mini bikes have model numbers of 73530 (Lightning PAC) or 73535 and
B2222 (MX3 Mini Bike), which can be found inside the battery
compartment. The recalled toys were manufactured in China.

Mass merchants and toy stores nationwide sold scooters between November
2001 and October 2003 for about $250 and sold mini bikes between May
2003 and September 2003 for about $200.

Consumers should take the toy vehicle(s) away from children immediately
and contact Fisher-Price at (800) 528-7153 anytime or log on to
www.service.mattel.com to receive information on how to have their toys
serviced for free at a certified Power Wheels Service Center. The
Service Centers will make modifications to the toy vehicles' circuitry.

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