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Toys R Us Recalling 12,000 Baby Rattles

CPSC recall 89021. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Choking

CPSC recall 89021 has the recall date 14 Mar 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 Choking.

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CPSC recall 89021: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Toys R Us Recalling 12,000 Baby Rattles NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 1989 Release # 89-021 Toys R Us Recalling 12,000 Baby Rattles WASHINGTON-- Toys R Us of Paramus, N.J., is voluntarily recalling some 12,000 helicopter baby rattles sold nationwide last year because the rattle could present a choking hazard to infants. Shaped like a toy helicopter, the rattle copter has a tail section which is long enough to reach the back of an infants throat and possibly cause choking. In addition, a small yellow cap at the top of the copter may come off and could pose a choking hazard. The toy helicopter rattle was sold individually and as part of a three-piece rattle set. Toys R Us sold the rattles singly as "Crib Pals Tiny Tinkers Rattle Copter," #SKN331139, for $4. The three-piece "Crib Pals Tiny Tinkers," SKN331244, included two other rattles, a carry-along clock and a dial-and-spin rattle, which do not pose choking hazards to infants; the combination set retailed for $10. Standing three-and-a-half inches high, the rattle copter is made of white, red and blue hard…
ProductCrib Pals Tiny Tinkers Rattle Copter helicopter baby rattles
ProductCrib Pals Tiny Tinkers three-piece rattle sets, Rattles
ManufacturerToys R Us; Royal

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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
51%
Recalls on the register that name Toys R Us
31

Other recalls of the firm

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 89021. https://recallregister.com/product/4825-toys-r-us-recalling-12-000-baby-rattles/. 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 89021 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 89021 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Toys R Us?
31 CPSC recalls on this register name Toys R Us. This recall is 1 of them.