Nylint Corporation Recalls Thomas The Tank Engine Toys
CPSC recall 91078. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Choking
CPSC recall 91078 has the recall date 29 May 1991. The notice names the firm Nylint. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Trains.
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| Description | May 29, 1991 Release # 91-078 Nylint Corporation Recalls Thomas The Tank Engine Toys WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Nylint Corporation, Rockford, IL is voluntarily recalling approximately 5,800 units of the "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Push-A-Long Train," model number 8841 and "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Shape Sorter Pull Toy," model number 8809. When CPSC tested the toys in accordance with regulations under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, the gray pegs on the side rods and the red latch on the back of the engine doors separated from both the "Push-A-Long Train" and the "Shape Sorter Pull Toy" while the black hitches connecting two cars separated only from the "Push-A-Long Train." All of these pieces are small parts that could present potential choking or aspiration hazards for young children. The Push-A-Long Train consists of one Thomas the Tank Engine with two passenger cars, Annie and Clarabel. The Thomas the Tank Engine is a hard plastic blue toy which is approximately five and one-quarter inches tall, nine inches wide, and nine and one-half inches long; the body of the engine includes pictures of… |
| Product | Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Push-A-Long Train toys, Toy Trains |
| Product | Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Shape Sorter Pull Toys |
| Manufacturer | Nylint |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1991: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1991
- 84
- Recalls of 1991 with one of the same hazards
- 43%
- Recalls of 1991 in the category Toy Trains
- 6%
- Recalls on the register that name Nylint
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 91078. https://recallregister.com/product/5091-nylint-corporation-recalls-thomas-the-tank-engine-toys/. 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 91078 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 91078 has no incident or injury text.
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China