Water Wiggle Toy Recalled by Wham-O
CPSC recall 78020. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Drowning
CPSC recall 78020 has the recall date 13 Apr 1978. The notice names the firm Wham-O. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Drowning. CPSC gives the product type Toy Miscellaneous.
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| Description | Water Wiggle Toy Recalled by Wham-O NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 1978 Release # 78-020 Recall Of Wham-O Water Wiggle Toy WASHINGTON, D.C. (Apr. 13) -- Wham-O Manufacturing Co., San Gabriel, Calif., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, today announced it is voluntarily stopping sale and recalling its "Water Wiggle" toy. Approximately 2 1/2 million of these toys have been sold throughout the United States over the past 17 years. The toy consists of a seven-foot plastic hose attached to an aluminum water-jet nozzle which is covered by a bell-shaped plastic head. The toy is designed to be attached to a garden hose for water fun. It retails for approximately $3.50. Wham-O stated that the recall is occasioned by the death of a four-year-old child in March 1978. The youngster was playing with some other children in his backyard with a dismantled "Water Wiggle," one from which the bell-shaped head had been removed or had come off. The exposed aluminum nozzle became lodged in his mouth and he drowned. Wham-O stated that it had no knowledge of… |
| Product | Water Wiggle toys, Toy Miscellaneous |
| Manufacturer | Wham-O |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1978: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1978
- 43
- Recalls of 1978 with one of the same hazards
- 2%
- Recalls of 1978 in the category Toy Miscellaneous
- 5%
- Recalls on the register that name Wham-O
- 3
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1980 | Children's Outdoor Water Toy Corrected by Wham-O |
| 12 Apr 1976 | Rifle & Pistol Crossbows Recalled by WHAM-O |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 78020The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 78020. https://recallregister.com/product/3923-water-wiggle-toy-recalled-by-wham-o/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- Data retrieved
- 1 Oct 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 78020 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 78020 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Wham-O?
- 3 CPSC recalls on this register name Wham-O. This recall is 1 of them.