Buster Brown Clog Children’s Shoes Recalled by Brown Shoe Co. and Pagoda International Footwear Ltd. Due to Choking Hazard
Kids’ product recall 09-281. Announced by CPSC on Jul 21, 2009.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jul 21, 2009. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- About 1.4 million (This recall was first announced in Apr. 2009) units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The shoe has decorative wheels that can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Customers should immediately take this product away from children and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Buster Brown & Co. toll-free at (888) 869-1044 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday and between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, visit the firm’s website at www.busterbrownshoes.com, or send an email to Busterandtige@brownshoe.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the Buster Brown & Co. clog children’s shoes with model or retail numbers listed below. These shoes are a plastic molded EVA “water” clog and are designed to resemble a car. The shoes are red, brown, blue, yellow, and pink and most shoes bear the words “CARS,” “Transformers Animated,” or “Barbie.” “Buster Brown & Co.™” is printed on the shoe inside at the heel, on a sewn-in tag inside the fleece-lined shoe, and on the original hang tag. The model or retail number can also be found on these tags. The shoes were sold in children sizes 5 to 13 and youth sizes 1-3. Shoe/Model Number Retailer/Number CARS Clog - 83893 AMAZON.COM 117B81; BEALLS’ 3893-60; J.C. PENNEY 010-4231; MEIJER 830873, 830870; NOVUS 792794; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE 59920; RACK ROOM SHOES 422053; SEARS 89065, 49041; SHOE SHOW 442041, 346304; TARGET 93065072-80, 093060312-313, 093021564-1572; TARGET.COM 93065072-80, 093060312-313, 093021564-1572; VALUE CITY 3249364; WAL-MART STORES 9295815, 9295824, 2571648, 2571613, 2571627, 2571606, 2571620, 2571634, 2571641, 2571588, 2571599, 2571574, 2571581. CARS Clog - 84972 K-MART, 84972; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, 59920, 60397, 61117. CARS Mater Clog - 84949 AMAZON.COM, 708B21; RACK ROOM SHOES, 422061; SHOE SHOW, 344297, 346493; VALUE CITY, 3249406. CARS Mater Fleece Clog - 93728 WAL-MART STORES, 9812368, 2594651. Transformers Animated Fleece Clog - 95420 WAL-MART STORES, 9812089, 2594695, 2594658, 594665, 2594672, 2594679, 2594686. Transformers Animated Clog - 89749 HUMBERTO VIDAL 3428-258; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, 65744, 66046; SHOE SHOW, 346593. Barbie Clog - 84938 AMAZON.COM, 208B30; VALUE CITY, 3249505; WAL-MART STORES 9295917, 2572148, 2572050, 572057, 2572064, 2572071, 2572078.
About 1.4 million (This recall was first announced in Apr. 2009) units, as CPSC gives them.
Buster Brown & Co.’s Clog Children’s Shoes.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 7 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Brown Shoe Co. Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
- Distributed by Pagoda International Footwear Ltd., Hong Kong.
- Major retailers nationwide, including Beall’s, Famous Footwear, J.C. Penney, Meijer, Rack Room, Sears, Shoe Show, Target, and Wal-Mart from August 2007 through June 2009 for $10 to $25.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The companies have received two reports of a decorative wheel detaching from the shoe. No injuries have been reported.
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.
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.