CPSC, The Step2 Company Announce Recall of Toy Drumsticks
Kids’ product recall 03-128. Announced by CPSC on May 22, 2003.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 22, 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?
The tip of the drumstick can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Contact Step2 to receive a replacement set of drumsticks.
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- How to reach the firm: The Step2 Company at (800) 347-8372 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.step2.com
Which ones are recalled?
The drumsticks were sold with the Step2 Toddle Tunes Big Band Drum set, models 7135B2 and 7135KR. The drum sets are blue and yellow with music decals attached to the front. The word “Step2” is imprinted across the front of the drum set. The yellow and blue drumsticks are about 9 inches long.
800 units, as CPSC gives them.
Toy Drumsticks.
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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?
- Distributed by The Step2 Company, Streetsboro, Ohio.
- Toy stores and online retailers sold the drum sets nationwide, from February 2002 through April 2003, for about $30.
- Made in South Korea, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and Step2 are aware of one incident, where a child reportedly began to choke on the top of the drumstick. The child’s parent performed the Heimlech maneuver to remove the small part.
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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.