CPSC, The Maya Group Inc. Announce Recall of Toys
Kids’ product recall 00-186. Announced by CPSC on Sep 25, 2000.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 25, 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?
One of the toys, a car, can break during use resulting in a small plastic part that poses a choking hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should remove the toy car from the toy bar immediately and contact Maya for a free replacement toy.
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- How to reach the firm: Consumers may call Maya toll-free at (888) 521-2202 anytime. Consumers also can write to Customer Affairs, The Maya Group Inc./Tiny Love, 12622 Monarch Street, Garden Grove, CA 92841.
Which ones are recalled?
The toy bar attaches to car seats and strollers and has removable toys. The toy bars being recalled are the Tiny Love Super Car-Bar, made of multicolor fabric. Three toys attach by Velcro fasteners onto the toy bar. The car that can break moves back and forth on a yellow track. The toy car was made between August 1999 (0899) and January 2000 (0100). The manufacturing date follows a two-letter code and is written as month, year on a white tag attached to a Velcro fastener. A “TINYLOVE” label is attached to the side of the car and to the Velcro fastener. The toy was made in China. A toy steering wheel with musical key and a traffic light are also on the toy bar.
About 20,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Tiny Love Super Car-Bar.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by The Maya Group Inc., Garden Grove, Calif.
- Catalogs and specialty stores nationwide sold the toys, from August 1999 through August 2000, for about $30.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The Maya Group Inc. has received six reports of toy cars breaking. There have been no reports of injuries.
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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.
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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.