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CPSC, PTI Sports Inc. Announce Recall of Schwinn Toddler Bicycle Helmets

Kids’ product recall 04-199. Announced by CPSC on Aug 19, 2004.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Aug 19, 2004. 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 helmets do not comply with impact testing requirements in the Consumer Product Safety Act.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Return the recalled helmet to the store where purchased for a replacement or refund. Consumers also can send the helmet back to the manufacturer.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For more information, contact PTI Sports at (800) 515-0074 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Which ones are recalled?

These Schwinn-brand Toddler Bicycle Helmets have “SCHWINN” written on the back of the helmets. A white label inside the helmets reads, “Lot# 791913.” This number is followed by a date from “12-01-03” through “5-15-04.” This label also contains the model number SK103, SK107 or SK108.

About 9,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Schwinn-brand Toddler Bicycle Helmets.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 4 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by PTI Sports Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
  • Wal-Mart, Target, Academy and Mills Fleet and Farms stores nationwide, from January 2004 through July 2004, for between $17 and $20.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

None reported.

Source:

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.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

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.

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