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Consumer product recall

MasterKidz Wooden Vespa Style Scooter

Starting date:
January 25, 2013
Posting date:
January 25, 2013
Type of communication:
Consumer Product Recall
Subcategory:
Toys
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Product Safety
Audience:
General Public
Identification number:
RA-16909

Affected products

MasterKidz Wooden Vespa Style Scooter

Product description

This recall involves Masterkidz wooden Vespa Style scooters.  The scooter is made of plywood and medium density fibreboard (MDF) with inflatable tires. The toy comes disassembled and a pump is not supplied. Some tires may not be totally inflated due to travel/temperature in transit. The Label states “Adult Assembly Required”. The affected products can be identified by the UPC number 882709082088 for the blue scooter and UPC number 882709082095 for the Red scooter.

Hazard identified

Indigo Books & Music Inc. is voluntarily recalling this product due to the tires supplied with the scooter can explode during the inflation process.  The instructions on the tire state to “Inflate to 35 PSI”, however when the PSI goes over 25 PSI the plastic rim pieces can fly off. 

Indigo Books & Music Inc. received five reports where the tires exploded upon inflation. There have been no reports of any injuries or property damage.

Health Canada has not received reports of incidents or injuries to Canadians related to the use of the affected products.

For more information, see Healthy Canadians's Toy Safety.

Number sold

Approximately 1348 recalled scooters were sold in Canada.

Time period sold

The recalled scooters were sold from October 2012 to January 2013 in Canada.

Place of origin

Manufactured in China

Companies

Importer
Indigo Books & Music Inc.
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
Manufacturer
Carpenters Manufactory Limited
Dong Guan
CHINA

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What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the scooter and to not inflate the tires but to return the scooter to the retailer for a full refund, no receipt required.

For more information, consumers may contact Indigo Books & Music Customer Relations at 1-416-263-5002, Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, storeexperience@indigo.ca or 1-800-832-7569 Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time