Helicopters Recalled by Blue Box
CPSC recall 84006. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Laceration
CPSC recall 84006 has the recall date 26 Jan 1984. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Toy Helicopters.
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| Description | Helicopters Recalled by Blue Box NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 1984 Release # 84-006 "Blue Box" Copter Toy Helicopter Being Recalled Washington, DC--In cooperation with the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Blue Box Toys, U.S.A., New York, N.Y., announced a voluntary recall of approximately 50,000 Blue Box brand Combat Copter toy helicopters which may present a laceration hazard to the operator. The toy helicopters, which retail for approximately $11.00, were sold nationwide from January, 1982, to January, 1983, and bear model numbers 6249 and 6249A. There have been at least 30 incidents where the helicopter has flown into persons' faces, 18 of which resulted in laceration injuries to the face. The Combat Copter is a plastic toy helicopter with a plastic rotating propeller and a launching pad with a crank and a trigger release. To operate the copter, the individual connects the copter to the launching pad in a snap locking notch. When the crank is turned, the propeller on the copter begins to rotate. Once sufficient propeller speed has been obtained,… |
| Product | Blue Box Combat Copter helicopter toys, Toy Helicopters |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1984: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1984
- 44
- Recalls of 1984 with one of the same hazards
- 7%
- Recalls of 1984 in the category Toy Helicopters
- 2%
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 84006. https://recallregister.com/product/4438-helicopters-recalled-by-blue-box/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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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 84006 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 84006 has no incident or injury text.