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CPSC and QSP, Inc., Announce Recall of Flying Saucer Toys

Kids’ product recall 05-547. Announced by CPSC on Mar 3, 2005.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Mar 3, 2005. 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 Flying Saucer can overheat while charging, resulting in the plastic motor cover starting to melt, creating a risk of burns to children handling the toy.

Source:

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

What should you do?

Schools and fundraising officials have received notification of this recall. Consumers can return the product for a replacement prize of equal value.

Source:

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

  • How to reach the firm: For more information, and assistance in identifying the recalled toys, consumers can contact QSP Inc. at (800) 966-4540 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Which ones are recalled?

Flying Saucer battery-powered toys with model numbers 83153 and 3321 consist of a 9-inch diameter foam saucer with a rechargeable motor at its hub, and a plastic propeller under the motor. The Flying Saucer is a foam ring with seven ribs or blades between the hub and the outer ring. The propeller rotates inside the circumference of the foam ring. The toy comes with a plastic hand-held “thrust transmitter” that is used to activate and control the speed of the saucer. Each toy also comes with an AC adapter for recharging the saucer’s batteries. No other models are affected.

555 units, as CPSC gives them.

Battery-Powered Flying Saucer Toys.

Source:

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

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 QSP Inc., Pleasantville, N.Y..
  • School fund-raising programs nationwide, from August 2004 through September 2004. None of the recalled units were sold at retail.
  • Made in China and Hong Kong, as the notice gives it.
Source:

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

Was anyone hurt?

QSP has received five reports of overheating. There have been no reports of injury.

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:

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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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