CPSC, Radio Flyer Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Steering Wheel on Toy Car
Kids’ product recall 02-214. Announced by CPSC on Jul 25, 2002.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 25, 2002. 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?
A child can pull the horn from the steering wheel, and a small part inside poses a choking hazard to young children.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should take these Roadsters from young children immediately and contact Redwagons to order a replacement steering wheel.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers can contact Redwagons at (800) 708-9246 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit Radio Flyer’s web site at www.radioflyer.com and complete an order form. For more information, consumers can contact Radio Flyer at (800) 621-7613 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The Model 8 Roadster is about 26 inches long with a red steel body and a red rubber horn on a black steering wheel. The words “Radio Flyer” and the number “8” appear on both sides of the riding toy. Roadsters included in this recall have a date of manufacture of 12/2001 or earlier and have a “horn symbol” embossed on the red rubber horn. A label with the date of manufacture is located on the bottom of the Roadster. The label has the letters “MD” followed by a date code that represents the month and year of manufacture (for example, MD 12/2001 is for a manufacture date of December 2001). Model 8 Roadsters manufactured after January 2002 are not involved in this recall. Model 8 Roadsters with a star embossed on the horn, even if manufactured in 2001, have been re-designed and are not included in this recall.
About 59,080 units, as CPSC gives them.
Steering wheels on Model 8 Roadsters.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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?
- Distributed by Radio Flyer Inc., Chicago, Ill.
- Toy stores, discount stores, catalogues and web retailers sold the Model 8 Roadsters nationwide, between January 2001 and July 2002, for about $70.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Radio Flyer has received 19 reports of horns detaching from the steering wheel. No injuries have been reported.
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.