CPSC, Spin Master Toys Announce Recall of Firestormer and Skyblazer Toy
Planes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Spin Master Toys, of Toronto, Ontario is voluntarily
recalling about 137,000 Firestormer and Skyblazer toy planes. The
plastic air intake chamber of the air-powered toy planes can burst,
throwing plastic pieces, posing a laceration, bruise and abrasion hazard to
consumers.
Spin Master Toys has received seven reports of Firestormer planes
bursting, including four reports of injuries to children. Injuries
included one chest abrasion, a cut leg, a bruised shoulder and ringing in
the ears. There have been no reports involving the Skyblazer planes.
The recalled Firestormer plane is either red or blue in color with
a flame graphic across the body and "Firestormer" printed on the wings
of the plane. The Skyblazer plane is purple, green and white in color
and has "Skyblazer" printed on the wings of the plane. These toys use a
hand pump mechanism to compress air to make the plane fly. Both planes
are recommended for children 8 years old and over. The planes have an 8-
digit date code on the bottom of the pump. The date code reads
MM/DD/YY-KS. Only planes with date codes 12/29/01-KS through 03/24/02-KS
are included in the recall. "Made In China" is written on the bottom of
the pump below the date code. Planes manufactured before December 29,
2001 and after March 24, 2002 are not included in this recall.
Hobby shops and department stores nationwide, including Wal-Mart,
Toys R Us, Target and K-mart sold these planes between January 2002 and
May 20, 2002 for about $20.
Consumers should stop using the planes immediately and contact
Spin Master Toys at (800) 622-8339 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through
Friday to receive a free replacement plane. Consumers also can visit the
firm's web site at www.spinmaster.com.