Two "Bristle Block" Components Discarded/Replaced by Playskool

CPSC recall 80038. Recall date: 3 Oct 1980. Last publish date of the CPSC notice: 18 Dec 2014.

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Choking

CPSC recall 80038 has the recall date 3 Oct 1980. The notice names the firm Playskool. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Blocks/Sorting.

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CPSC recall 80038: incidents, units, products and firms
Units	The CPSC record gives no number
Description	Two "Bristle Block" Components Discarded/Replaced by Playskool NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 1980 Release # 80-038 Company Announces Program Urging That Two "Bristle Block" Components Be Discarded WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 3) -- Playskool, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that two "Bristle Block" components which may detach in use and abuse testing fail to comply with a regulation designed to prevent children under 3 from swallowing small parts. These parts should be discarded and will be replaced without charge to customers. The company is taking this action although no injuries or complaints have been received relating to these components. Bristle Blocks are colored plastic shapes with flexible bristles that interlock. The products are sold and distributed nationally by leading wholesale and retail establishments. The two components to be replaced are Bristle heads contained in Bristle Block set #808 and Bristle wheels-and-axel assemblies included in Bristle sets #806, 807 and 808. Members of the public who…
Product	Playskkool Bristle Block toys, Toy Blocks/Sorting
Manufacturer	Playskool

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The recall in context

Units in this recall: not givenMedian of 1980: not given
CPSC recalls of 1980: 22
Recalls of 1980 with one of the same hazards: 14%
Recalls of 1980 in the category Toy Blocks/Sorting: 5%
Recalls on the register that name Playskool: 16

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name Playskool
Date	Recall
22 Sep 2006	Playskool Voluntarily Recalls Toy Tool Benches after the Death of Two Toddlers
15 Apr 2003	CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall of Magic Start Crawl 'n Stand Toys Sold Only at Wal-Mart
22 Jan 2001	CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall to Replace Certain "Busy School Bus" Toys
8 Dec 2000	CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall of Additional 170,000 Busy Poppin' Pals Toys
14 Sep 2000	CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall to Replace Infant Toys
16 Aug 2000	CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall to Replace Busy Poppin' Pals Toys
13 Jan 1997	1-2-3 High Chair Recall/Repair by Playskool
31 Jul 1996	Fold N' Travel Infant Carriers Recalled by Playskool Baby
23 Apr 1996	Moon Bouncer Safety Alert
17 Oct 1995	CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall To Repair The 1-2-3 High Chair
16 May 1995	1-2-3 Swing Recalled by Playskool
24 Apr 1995	CPSC, Playskool Announce Repair Program For Playskool 1-2-3 Swing

Playskool: all 16 recalls

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 80038. https://recallregister.com/product/4017-two-bristle-block-components-discarded-replaced-by-playskool/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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 80038 report injuries?: The CPSC record of recall 80038 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Playskool?: 16 CPSC recalls on this register name Playskool. This recall is 1 of them.