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BRIO® Corp. Recalls Pull-Along Snail Toy Due to Choking Hazard

Kids’ product recall 06-108. Announced by CPSC on Mar 8, 2006.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Mar 8, 2006. 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 snail toy is sold with a rattle containing a bell. The rattle can come apart, and the bell poses a small parts choking hazard to young children.

Source:

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

What should you do?

Consumers who purchased this toy should take it away from their child immediately and contact BRIO® for information on how to receive a free replacement product.

Source:

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

  • How to reach the firm: Contact BRIO® at (888) 274-6869 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.brio.net

Which ones are recalled?

The recalled BRIO Pull-along Snail is made of wood. The body of the snail is painted red and it has yellow wheels. The toy has item number 30368 written on the packaging. The snail measures 6 inches long and 4.5 inches high with natural wood and spring antennae. On the back of the snail is a removable green bell rattle with a yellow swirl and multi-colored posts. The rattle measures 2.25 inches in diameter and 2 inches high. A BRIO logo is printed on the back end of the snail and a yellow cord is attached at the front.

About 2.100 units, as CPSC gives them.

BRIO’s Pull-along Snails.

Source:

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?

  • Made by BRIO® Corp., Germantown, Wis., a subsidiary of BRIO AB, of Sweden.
  • Specialty toy stores nationwide, Web retailers and mail order catalogs from September 2005 through January 2006 for about $13.
  • 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:

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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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