CPSC, Kellogg Company Announce Recall of Toy Cars Inside Boxes of Cereal
Kids’ product recall 00-136. Announced by CPSC on Jun 29, 2000.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 29, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The tires can detach from the wheels of these cars, posing a choking hazard for young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should take these toy cars away from young children immediately, and send the cars to Kellogg, to get a free replacement item and reimbursement for postage. Send the car, along with your name and address to Kellogg Company, P.O. Box 185654, Battle Creek MI 49018-5654.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, visit Kellogg’s website (note - recall no longer available on firm’s website) or call Kellogg Co. at (800) 962-0037 anytime.
Which ones are recalled?
These Nascar® Pull’N Go Hot Wheels® style toy cars, which were packed inside some Kellogg’s cereal boxes, are red and yellow with a white hood. Pulling the car backwards a few inches on a surface causes it to go forward. “Kellogg’s™,” is written on the hood, and the number “5™” and “Terry Labonte™” is written on the roof. The words “China” and “MFG. FOR KELLOGG CO.™, © 2000” are molded into the plastic underframe. No other Kellogg’s® Pull’N Go cars or Hot Wheels® cars are part of this recall.
837,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Kellogg’s Nascar® Pull’N Go Hot Wheels.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Mich.
- Various club and a few grocery stores nationwide sold these cars in specially marked packages of Kellogg’s® Tri-Fun-Pak™ 40-ounce box, Kellogg’s® Froot Loops® 43.6-ounce box, Kellogg’s® Mini-Wheats® Frosted Bite Size 58.8-ounce box, and Kellogg’s® Crispix® 31.4-ounce box. The cars were distributed inside boxes of these cereals, from March 2000 through June 2000.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Kellogg has received two reports of the tires detaching from the wheels of these toy cars. No injuries have been reported.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.