CPSC, Child GuidanceTM Announce Recall to Replace Caterpillar Toys
CPSC recall 00147. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Young children can choke on the small balls attached to these toys.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Parents and caregivers should take these toys away from young children immediately. Consumers should send the toy back to the firm to receive another toy of similar value. The firm will pay postage costs.
CPSC recall 00147 has the recall date 21 Jul 2000. The notice names the firm Child Guidance™ of New York, N.Y., a division of JAKKS Pacific. The recall has about 1,000,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2000 has 31,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed.
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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 | CPSC has received one report of a 5-month-old girl in El Paso, Texas, choking to death after one of the small balls attached to these toys lodged in her throat. CPSC also received reports of two children starting to choke on a ball from this toy. |
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| Units | 1,000,000 |
| Description | The Wiggle Waggle Caterpillar™ is a pull toy that plays four songs and various sounds. It has five ball shapes raised from its body on the end of tightly wound coil wire springs. The two smaller ball shapes on the caterpillar's head resemble antennas. The toy is about 10 inches long, and is green with yellow oval wheels that cause it to wobble when it moves. The segments of the caterpillar's body have lights that flash to the music and sounds. "Child Guidance™" and "MADE IN CHINA" are imprinted on the bottom of the toy. "Ages 12 months & up" is written on the packaging. |
| Product | Wiggle Waggle Caterpillar™ toys, Almost 1 million, Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed |
| Sold at | Toy and discount department stores nationwide sold the caterpillar toys, from May 1998 through June 2000, for about $13. |
| Importer | Child Guidance™ of New York, N.Y., a division of JAKKS Pacific Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,000,000Median of 2000: 31,000
- CPSC recalls of 2000
- 191
- Recalls of 2000 with one of the same hazards
- 19%
- Recalls of 2000 in the category Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- 4%
- Recalls on the register that name Child Guidance™ of New York, N.Y., a division of JAKKS Pacific
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 00147The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 00147. https://recallregister.com/product/1780-cpsc-child-guidancetm-announce-recall-to-replace-caterpillar-toys/. 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 00147 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC has received one report of a 5-month-old girl in El Paso, Texas, choking to death after one of the small balls attached to these toys lodged in her throat. CPSC also received reports of two children starting to choke on a ball from this toy.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Toy and discount department stores nationwide sold the caterpillar toys, from May 1998 through June 2000, for about $13.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 00147?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
Almost 1 million
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China