Mattel: CPSC product recalls

13 CPSC recalls name Mattel. The recall dates are from 1978 to 2007. The notices give about 12,970,000 units for these recalls. The incident text of 3 recalls reports an injury.

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CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on 1 Oct 2026. The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: 24 Sep 2026.

Recalls

13 recalls, newest first.

CPSC recalls that name Mattel
Date	Recall	Category	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
4 Sep 2007	Mattel Recalls Various Barbie® Accessory Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard	Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets	Lead or chemical, Violation of standard	675,000	07301
14 Aug 2007	Additional Reports of Magnets Detaching from Polly Pocket Play Sets Prompts Expanded Recall by Mattel	Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets		7,300,000	07273
14 Aug 2007	Mattel Recalls Doggie Day Care™ Magnetic Toys Due to Magnets Coming Loose	Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets	Fall	1,000,000	07272
14 Aug 2007	Mattel Recalls Barbie and Tanner™ Magnetic Toys Due to Magnets Coming Loose	Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets		683,000	07271
14 Aug 2007	Mattel Recalls "Sarge" Die Cast Toy Cars Due To Violation of Lead Safety Standard	Toy Cars	Lead or chemical, Poisoning, Violation of standard	253,000	07270
14 Aug 2007	Mattel Recalls Batman™ and One Piece™ Magnetic Action Figure Sets Due To Magnets Coming Loose	Toy Figures	Fall	345,000	07269
21 Nov 2006	Serious Injuries Prompt Recall of Mattel's Polly Pocket Magnetic Play Sets	Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets	Fall	2,400,000	07039
14 Apr 2004	CPSC, Mattel, Inc. Announce Recall of BATMAN™ BATMOBILE™ Toy Vehicle	Toy Vehicles	Laceration	314,000	04118
6 Jan 1997	Cabbage Patch Kids Snacktime Dolls Refund	Toy Dolls & Accessories	Laceration		97055
23 Feb 1995	CPSC, Arcotoys Announce Disney Play 'N Pop Activity Toy Recall	Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets	Choking		95084
18 Nov 1991	Mattel Voluntarily Recalls Disney Poppin' Sounds Pull Train	Toy Trains	Choking		92022
11 Jan 1979	Battlestar Galactica space toys Replaced by Mattel	Toy Vehicles			79001
8 Dec 1978	Mattel Puts Safety Labels On Toys	Toy Vehicles	Explosion		78102

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Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

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Hazards and categories

Mattel: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Fall		3
Other		3
Choking		2
Laceration		2
Lead or chemical		2
Violation of standard		2
Explosion		1
Poisoning		1

Product categories

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls that name Mattel, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2007, with 6 recalls.

Official channels

CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Mattel: CPSC product recalls. https://recallregister.com/brand/mattel/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 29 Sep 2026
Recalls with an injury in the incident text: 3

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Questions

What is the newest CPSC recall that names Mattel?: CPSC recall 07301, with the recall date 4 Sep 2007. The CPSC title is: Mattel Recalls Various Barbie® Accessory Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Which hazards do the recalls of Mattel have?: Fall: 3 recalls. Other: 3 recalls. Choking: 2 recalls. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC.
Which product types do the recalls of Mattel have?: Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets: 6 recalls. Toy Vehicles: 3 recalls. Toy Cars: 1 recall. The product type is the type that CPSC gives.
Why does Mattel have a page here?: A firm has a page when 3 or more CPSC recalls name it. 13 recalls name Mattel as the manufacturer, the importer or the distributor.