Step2® Recalls Children's Transportation Station Toys Due to Choking Hazard

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Sep 07, 2010, 01:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Name of product: Sand & Water Transportation Station Toys

Units: About 56,000 in the United States (7,700 in Canada)

Importer: Step2 Company, of Streetsboro, Ohio

Hazard: The light blue plastic wheels on the train cars can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The Step2 ® Sand & Water Transportation Station is a standalone play station for children ages two and up. The toy station consists of: a round blue plastic table, including train tracks, train cars in blue, red and yellow, toy sailboats and a hand rake/shovel. A red Step2 logo decal is on the side of the table. Train cars with grey wheels are not included in this recall.

Sold at: Target and other major retailers, specialty stores and by online retailers from December 2008 through June 2010 for between $49 and $59.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the train cars away from children and contact Step2 for free replacement cars.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Step2 at (800) 347-8372 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.step2.com.

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id1151.

Photos are available at: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10334.html.

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.

Firm's Recall Hotline	(800) 347-8372
CPSC Recall Hotline	(800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact	(301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact	(613) 957-2983
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission	www.cpsc.gov
Health Canada	www.hc-sc.gc.ca