Toy Truck Gifts with Purchase Recalled by Happy Shirts Due to Fire Hazard
CPSC recall 12140. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Connections in the toy trucks battery compartment can smolder or catch the trucks on fire, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately take the toy trucks from children and remove the battery. Consumers can contact Happy Shirts for instructions on returning the truck for a refund.
CPSC recall 12140 has the recall date 30 Mar 2012. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The recall has about 9,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2012 has 7,800 units. This register puts the recall under 3 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Toy Vehicles (Not Riding Toys).
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | Happy Shirts has received one report of a toy truck catching fire and three reports of toy trucks smoldering when batteries were inserted. No injuries have been reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 9,000 |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| Description | This recall involves Big Movers Super Car toy trucks that were gifts with the purchase of Big Movers t-shirts. The 4-inch long blue trucks have oversized tires and a flashing light on top and were sold with a yellow, red and blue logo on the hood. The navy t-shirts were sold in boys' sizes S, M and L. |
| Product | Toy truck gifts with boy's t-shirts, About 9,000, Toy Vehicles (Not Riding Toys) |
| Sold at | Kohl's stores nationwide and www.Kohls.com between February 2012 and March 2012 for about $20. |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 9,000Median of 2012: 7,800
- CPSC recalls of 2012
- 310
- Recalls of 2012 with one of the same hazards
- 35%
- Recalls of 2012 in the category Toy Vehicles (Not Riding Toys)
- 1%
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 12140The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 12140. https://recallregister.com/product/1012-toy-truck-gifts-with-purchase-recalled-by-happy-shirts-due-to-fire-haz/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 12140 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Happy Shirts has received one report of a toy truck catching fire and three reports of toy trucks smoldering when batteries were inserted. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Kohl's stores nationwide and www.Kohls.com between February 2012 and March 2012 for about $20.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 12140?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Refund
- How many units are in CPSC recall 12140?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 9,000