CPSC, Dollar Tree Stores Inc. Announce Recall of Plush Bears and Snowman Dolls
Home product recall 03-103. Announced by CPSC on Apr 2, 2003.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 2, 2003. 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?
Buttons on the jacket of these toys can be pulled off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Parents and caregivers should take these toys away from young children immediately, and return the toys to the store where purchased, for a refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, call Dollar Tree at (800) 876-8077 anytime, or visit the firm’s website at www.dollartree.com
Which ones are recalled?
The 10-inch plush bear is white and dressed in a hat and jacket in one of the following colors: red, blue, hunter green, pink, purple, light green, light blue and white. The 10-inch snowman doll is dressed in a hat and jacket that are blue and pink. The snowman dolls also have white scarves and a red ball nose. Both the bears and the snowman dolls have a label on their backs that reads, “DIST BY: DOLLAR TREE” and “MADE IN CHINA.” The bears and snowman dolls were sold with ear tags that read: either “Christmas House Plush Bear” or “Christmas House Christmas Plush.”
About 407,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Christmas House Plush Bear and “Christmas House Christmas Plush” dolls.
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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?
- Distributed by Dollar Tree Stores Inc., Chesapeake, Va.
- Dollar Tree, Only One Dollar, Only $1, Dollar Express, and Dollar Bills stores nationwide sold these toys, from June 2002 through March 2003, for about $1.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and Dollar Tree have received no reports of injuries or incidents. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility 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.
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.