CPSC, Firms Announce Recall of Hand Trucks, Baby Walkers
Kids’ product recall 01-203. Announced by CPSC on Jul 20, 2001.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 20, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 32,000 hand trucks and 600 baby walkers units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
If the tires of the hand trucks are substantially over-inflated beyond the recommended maximum 30 P.S.I., the rims of the tire can separate under the intense pressure and strike the user or bystanders. The walkers will fit through a standard doorway and are not designed to stop at the edge of a step. Babies using these walkers could be seriously injured or killed if they fall down stairs.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should contact UnionTools, Inc. to receive a free repair kit. Consumers should only use a hand pump to inflate the tires. Consumers should stop using these baby walkers immediately and call SunTome Trading Corp. for instructions on returning the walkers for a refund and shipping costs.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers should contact UnionTools, Inc. at (888) 808-6657 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Additional information may be obtained at www.uniontools.com and consumers should call SunTome Trading Corp. at (888) SUNTOME (786-8663) between 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The P-Handle hand trucks are made of steel and painted red with two inflatable tires. “China” is stamped across the back crossbar of the handle and “Made in China” appears on the tires. The baby walker is model number ST-108ST, which is written on the box. “Q BABY” is written on a label on the front of the walker and “MADE IN TAIWAN” is written on a tag on the back of the seat. They are light and dark blue, pink, green, purple and white. They have one of three types of activity trays: “Finger Power Training” features a phone and steering wheel; “Music & Light” features a side-view mirror and plane toy; and “Train Engine” plays four animal sounds and four songs. The walkers are packaged in a box labeled in part, “BABY HAND’S,” and “COMFORTABLE PAD MADE OF TC CLOTH, WITH FRONT AND BACK GUARD.”
About 32,000 hand trucks and 600 baby walkers units, as CPSC gives them.
P-Handle Hand Trucks and Baby Walkers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by UnionTools, Inc., Columbus, Ohio.
- Imported by SunTome Trading Corp., Los Angeles, Calif.
- Sears stores exclusively sold these P-Handle hand trucks, from February 2001 through May 2001, for about $30. Independent discount stores located in California, Arizona and Texas sold these baby walkers, from January 1998 through July 2001, for between $18 and $22.
- Made in China and Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
UnionTools has received two reports of the tire rims separating due to over inflation of tires. Two adult males received serious hand lacerations and bruises as a result of the tire rims blowing apart. None reported involving the baby walkers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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.