RC2 Corp. Recalls Additional Thomas & Friends™ Wooden Railway Toys
Name of Product: Various Thomas and Friends™ Wooden Railway Toys
Units: About 200,000
Importer/Distributor: RC2 Corp., of Oak Brook, Ill.
Hazard: Surface paints on the toys can contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
Description: The recall involves five toys from the Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway product line: the all-black cargo car, toad vehicle, olive green sodor cargo box and all-green maple tree top and signal base accessories. The front of the packaging has the logo “Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway” in the upper left-hand corner. A tracking code may be located on the bottom of some of the products. Toys marked with codes containing “WJ” and “AZ” are not included in the recall.
Recalled Product Name & Tracking Codes
All-Black Cargo Car – Included only in the Brendam
Fishing Dock Set. The car is labeled “CARGO CAR” and has
either no
tracking code or one of the following codes on its
undersides:
26833i 28233i 23243i00 24643i00 25343i00 27443i00 32043i00
34743i00 01553i00 04553i00 13353i00 14753i00 15453i00 18353i00
Cargo
cars sold in other sets are not included.
Toad vehicle with brake lever – The vehicle is labeled “TOAD” and has the tracking code 16560W000 on its underside.
Olive Green Sodor Cargo Box – The side of the
cargo box says “SODOR”, the box was included only in the Deluxe
Cranky
the Crane Set.
All-Green Maple Tree Top and Green Signal Base Accessories – Included only in Conductor’s Figure 8 Sets.
Sold at: Toy stores and various retailers nationwide from March 2003 through September 2007 for between $10 and $40.
Remedy: Consumers should take the recalled toys away from young children immediately and contact RC2 Corp. for a replacement toy.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact RC2 toll-free at (866) 725-4407 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at http://recalls.rc2.com/