CPSC, Pottery Barn Kids Announce Recall of Wooden Clacker and Ride-On Toys
Kids’ product recall 02-224. Announced by CPSC on Aug 7, 2002.
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Announced by CPSC on Aug 7, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- About 3,800 Star Clacker wooden toys, and about 3,000 Ride-On Duck wooden riding toys units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The wooden peg can come off of the Star Clacker toy and pose a choking hazard. The Ride-On Duck’s wheel cap can break, allowing the wheel to come off and release small parts, also presenting a choking hazard to young children. The Star Clacker wooden toys, also do not comply with the Federal Hazardous Substance Act for design and construction of baby rattles, due to the handle length.
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What should you do?
Consumers should take the recalled toys away from young children immediately and return the toys to the store where they were purchased, for a refund or replacement toy.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Pottery Barn Kids at (866) 428-6467 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Saturday. Consumers can also visit the firm’s website at www.potterybarnkids.com
Which ones are recalled?
The clackers are made of three wooden star shapes, tied together, with the two outside stars painted red, white or blue. The center star and handle are made of natural wood. The toys measure about 6 inches long. The handle has a gold “Made in China” label and a white label reading, “Intended for Children over 6 months of Age.” The Ride-On Duck is a yellow wooden duck-shaped toy with orange wheels and bill, that measures 12 inches high by 20 inches long. It has a gold “Made in China” label on the bottom.
About 3,800 Star Clacker wooden toys, and about 3,000 Ride-On Duck wooden riding toys units, as CPSC gives them.
Star Clacker wooden toys and Ride-On Duck wooden riding toys.
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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?
- Made by Pottery Barn Kids, San Francisco, Calif.
- Pottery Barn Kids stores nationwide sold the Star Clacker toys, from April 2002 through July 2002, for about $6. Pottery Barn Kids stores nationwide, catalogs and Internet site sold the Ride-On Duck toys, from September 2001 through June 2002, for about $49.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Pottery Barn Kids has received one report of a wheel coming off of the Ride-on Duck toy. No injuries have been reported for either product.
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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.