CPSC, The Sportsman’s Guide Announce Recall of the Big Red Wagon
Kids’ product recall 02-542. Announced by CPSC on May 30, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 30, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 1,000 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?
The Big Red Wagon has four rubber wheels that include plastic rims that may break and explode under pressure, when being inflated. Parts of the wheel and the tire can strike and injure anyone nearby.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the Big Red Wagon immediately and contact The Sportsman’s Guide to receive free replacement wheels and a $10 coupon.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information and instructions, consumers should call The Sportsman’s Guide toll-free at (800) 888-5222, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., CNT.
Which ones are recalled?
The children’s wagon is identified by the number 54774 and is made of red steel. The wagon measures 3-3/4” deep x 33-1/2” long x 15-1/2” wide. It has a black metal handle 18” long and four rubber inflated wheels. The big red wagon was manufactured in Taiwan.
About 1,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Big Red Wagons.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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 Sportsman’s Guide, South St. Paul, Minn.
- The Sportsman’s Guide sold the red wagon nationwide through its catalogue, the Internet and the Sportsman’s Guide retail store, from October 2001 through April 2002, for about $60.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The Sportsman’s Guide is aware of eight incidents, in which the tires have exploded. Three of the incidents involved adult consumers who sustained injuries described as lacerations to the hand and abrasions.
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.