CPSC, KB Gear Announce Recall of Computer Mouse Sets
CPSC recall 02048. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The mouse ball can separate from the mouse and pose a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
The Cozy Coupe Computer Mouse was distributed by KB Gear under license from Little Tikes Co., of Hudson, Ohio. KB Gear liquidated and as of Nov. 1, 2001, is no longer in business. As a result, the company is unable to provide consumers with a remedy. To encourage consumers to destroy the computer mouse and as a gesture of goodwill, Little Tikes is offering an equivalent $10 Little Tikes toy to consumers who return the retaining ring from the bottom of the mouse.
CPSC recall 02048 has the recall date 28 Nov 2001. The notice names the firm Little Tikes. The recall has about 49,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2001 has 22,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Computer Equipment.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC received a report of a 2-year-old girl, who placed the mouse ball in her mouth. Her parents were able to take the ball away from the girl before she was injured. |
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| Units | 49,000 |
| Description | The Cozy Coupe Computer Mouse is a fully functional computer mouse, shaped like a toy car. The car is plastic and has a red body and yellow roof. A sticker on the back of the car that is shaped like a license plate says, "Cool Car." The computer mouse set also includes two software packages: "Junior Net," a program that provides children with access to a safe environment for e-mailing and participating in animated games; and "Jump*Start Preschool," a CD with 10 sing-and-learn songs. |
| Product | Cozy Coupe Computer Mouse sets, About 49,000, Computer Equipment |
| Sold at | Internet retailers, toy, electronics and discount stores nationwide sold these computer mouse sets, from September 1999 to August 2001, for between $5 and $20. |
| Distributor | Little Tikes Co |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 49,000Median of 2001: 22,500
- CPSC recalls of 2001
- 245
- Recalls of 2001 with one of the same hazards
- 19%
- Recalls of 2001 in the category Computer Equipment
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Little Tikes
- 12
Other recalls of the firm
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 02048The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 02048. https://recallregister.com/product/2049-cpsc-kb-gear-announce-recall-of-computer-mouse-sets/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 02048 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC received a report of a 2-year-old girl, who placed the mouse ball in her mouth. Her parents were able to take the ball away from the girl before she was injured.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Internet retailers, toy, electronics and discount stores nationwide sold these computer mouse sets, from September 1999 to August 2001, for between $5 and $20.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 02048?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 49,000
- How many CPSC recalls name Little Tikes?
- 12 CPSC recalls on this register name Little Tikes. This recall is 1 of them.