December 22, 2010: Zoom Buggy Cars and Dream Pillow Stars Recalled by Kindermusik

Recall Reason

Many styles of the educational toy are included in this recall. Image here represents just one.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, in cooperation with Kindermusik International, Inc. of Greensboro North Carolina, have recalled about 7,000 Zoom Buggy Car and Dream Pillow Star educational toys (1300 were sold in Canada).

The wheels on the Zoom Buggy cars and plastic beads on the Dream Pillow Star can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Kindermusik International Inc. has received 15 reports of the wheels detaching from the Zoom Buggy Car and no incidents with the Dream Pillow Star. No injuries have been reported.

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Zoom Buggy Cars have a wooden body with red and blue plastic wheels and a red handle. The recalled units have tracking labels on both the product and packaging with a date code of 201005 and a batch ID of APO18829 on the bottom of the cars. Dream Pillow Stars have a wooden star center with red plastic handles, yellow plastic center stars, and red, blue, and green plastic beads. The recalled units have tracking labels on both the product and packaging with a date code of 201005 and a batch ID of APO18829 on the bottom of the product.

The products sold at Kindermusik Educators as part of Kindermusik At-Home-Materials from July 2010 through October 2010 for the Zoom Buggy Car and from September 2010 through October 2010 for the Dream Pillow Star for about $33.95. They also sold at Kindermusik classes and kindermusik.com from August 2010 through October 2010 for about $10. They were manufactured in China.

Whom to Contact

Consumers should stop using and discard the recalled items immediately and contact their Kindermusik Educator for a replacement. For additional information, contact Kindermusik International at (800) 628-5687 between 9 AM and 5 PM EST, Monday through Friday, or visit the Kindermusik International website at www.kindermusik.com.