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Wooden Toy Cars Recall by Etna Products

CPSC recall 97105. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Choking

CPSC recall 97105 has the recall date 17 Apr 1997. The notice names the firm Benton-Kirby. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Cars.

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CPSC recall 97105: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Wooden Toy Cars Recall by Etna Products NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nychelle White April 17, 1997 (301) 504-7063 Release # 97-105 CPSC, Etna Products Inc. Announce Recall of Wooden Toy Cars WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Etna Products Inc. of New York, N.Y., is recalling about 13,200 wooden toy cars. The glue holding the toy together deteriorates causing the hub caps, headlights, and blocks to separate. Young children could choke on the headlights and blocks or inhale the hub caps into their lungs, which could lead to death. CPSC and Etna Products are not aware of any injuries involving these toys. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. The wooden toy car is painted red, yellow, green, and blue. The sides of the car hold 26 wooden blocks painted with letters of the alphabet and pictures appropriate for each letter and two heart-shaped red blocks. The car also comes with a 12-inch white pull cord. The toy is packaged in a cardboard box labeled in part, "Solid Wood…
ProductToy Cars
ProductSolid WoodHand-Painted Old Time Learning Car wooden toy cars
ManufacturerBenton-Kirby; Burton Distributors; JD Yeatts Import; Odd-Job Trading; Etna Products

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1997: not given
CPSC recalls of 1997
151
Recalls of 1997 with one of the same hazards
17%
Recalls of 1997 in the category Toy Cars
1%
Recalls on the register that name Benton-Kirby
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97105. https://recallregister.com/product/5945-wooden-toy-cars-recall-by-etna-products/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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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 97105 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 97105 has no incident or injury text.