CPSC, Dorel Juvenile Group USA Announce Recall to Repair Battery-Powered Ride-On Vehicles
CPSC recall 06018. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
An electronic malfunction can occur in the ride-on vehicle's circuit board and/or battery connector, resulting in smoking and melting of components. This poses a vehicle fire hazard and a burn hazard to consumers, if components are touched while malfunctioning.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should take the recalled ride-on vehicles away from children immediately and contact the company for a free repair.
CPSC recall 06018 has the recall date 27 Oct 2005. The notice names the firm Dorel Juvenile Group. The recall has about 141,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2005 has 14,000 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Toy Ride-on.
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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 | The firm has received 49 reports of overheating or melting components on the ride-on vehicles. No injuries have been reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 141,000 |
| Description | The recalled battery-powered ride-on vehicles include the Pink Corvette®, Torch Red Corvette®, Yellow Race Car Corvette®, Red Electroplate Corvette®, Fire Engine, and Batmobile® with the model numbers listed in the chart below. They were sold under the brands Safety 1st and Kid Trax by Safety 1st. The ride-on vehicles were manufactured between January 2004 and August 2005. The manufacture date is located on the underside of the unit and is molded into the plastic body as shown below. The circle on left displays the month of manufacture, the circle on the right displays the year of manufacture. The model numbers are located on the underside of the vehicles near the date code. Ride-On Vehicle Name Model Safety 1st Pink Corvette® 50503/50503A Safety 1st Torch Red Corvette® 50504/50504A Safety 1st Yellow Race Car Corvette® 50505/50505A Safety 1st Red Electroplate Corvette® 50521/50521A Kid Trax Fire Engine 50506/50506A Safety 1 st Batmobile® 50527 |
| Product | Battery-Powered Ride-On Vehicles, About 141,000, Toy Ride-on |
| Sold at | Major toy stores and mass merchandise outlets nationwide under the brands Safety 1st and Kid Trax by Safety 1st from January 2004 through August 2005 for about $300. |
| Manufacturer | Dorel Juvenile Group USA |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 141,000Median of 2005: 14,000
- CPSC recalls of 2005
- 323
- Recalls of 2005 with one of the same hazards
- 33%
- Recalls of 2005 in the category Toy Ride-on
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Dorel Juvenile Group
- 13
Other recalls of the firm
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 06018The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 06018. https://recallregister.com/product/3149-cpsc-dorel-juvenile-group-usa-announce-recall-to-repair-battery-powere/. 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 06018 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
The firm has received 49 reports of overheating or melting components on the ride-on vehicles. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Major toy stores and mass merchandise outlets nationwide under the brands Safety 1st and Kid Trax by Safety 1st from January 2004 through August 2005 for about $300.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 06018?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 141,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China