Blue Box Crib Toy Recalled
CPSC recall 89017. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Strangulation
CPSC recall 89017 has the recall date 23 Feb 1989. The notice names the firm Toys R Us. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Toy Infants/Cribs/Strollers.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Blue Box Crib Toy Recalled NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 1989 Release # 89-017 Blue Box Crib Toy Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. Blue Box, New York, N.Y. is voluntarily recalling approximately 30,000 Blue-Box crib gyms because of a potential strangulation hazard to infants. crib toys were sold in Toys R Us stores. The majority of these The Blue-Box Crib Gyn distributed nationally in 1987 and 1988 for about $8, consists of a blue plastic bar approximately 15 inches long with several infant toys suspended from it Yellow straps at each end allow the toy to be attached to a crib or playpen rail. The words "Blue-Box" and "Made in Singapore" are molded on the plastic bar. While no strangulations or injuries have been reported, Blue-Box is recalling this toy because consumers may leave the toy in the crib longer than is considered safe. In particular, the package is labeled as appropriate for children "ages 3 months and up," but does not caution consumers to remove the product from the crib when the infant begins to push up on hands and knees or reaches five months of age.… |
| Product | Blue-Box Crib Gyms, Toy Infants/Cribs/Strollers |
| Manufacturer | Toys R Us |
| Made in | Singapore |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1989: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1989
- 80
- Recalls of 1989 with one of the same hazards
- 6%
- Recalls of 1989 in the category Toy Infants/Cribs/Strollers
- 5%
- Recalls on the register that name Toys R Us
- 31
Other recalls of the firm
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- CPSC recall notice 89017The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 89017. https://recallregister.com/product/4821-blue-box-crib-toy-recalled/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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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 89017 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 89017 has no incident or injury text.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
Singapore
- How many CPSC recalls name Toys R Us?
- 31 CPSC recalls on this register name Toys R Us. This recall is 1 of them.