Little Tikes Expands Recall of Toy Workshop and Tool Sets Due to Choking Hazard
Kids’ product recall 11-334. Announced by CPSC on Sep 28, 2011.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 28, 2011. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- More than 1.7 million additional units (This recall was first announced in Aug. 2009) units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The recalled workshop and tool sets have oversized, plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact the firm for free replacement toy nails.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Little Tikes at (800) 321-0183 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.littletikes.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the toy nails sold as part of 11 additional models of Little Tikes® Workshop and tool sets listed below. The toy nails are oversized, plastic, and about 3 1/4 inches long by 1 1/4 inch in diameter. The nails are either red or blue and have a large round head; below the nail head there is a plastic ridge, slightly smaller than the nail head and about 1 inch in diameter. The model number may be found on some of the products.
More than 1.7 million additional units (This recall was first announced in Aug. 2009) units, as CPSC gives them.
Little Tikes® Workshop and Tool Sets.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 12 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Picture of plastic toy nails
- 4491 Workshop
- 4601 Deluxe Workshop
- 0827 Carry Along Workshop
- 4765 Revv ‘n Roar Mechanics Workshop
- 0627 Carry Along Tool Caddy
- 4174 Home Center Workshop
- 4789 Workbench
- 4071 Little Tikes Workshop
- 0014 Kohl’s Workshop Tool Set
- 4497 Menard’s Home Center Workshop
- 4201 Action Power Workshop
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Little Tikes, Hudson, Ohio.
- Mass merchandise retailers nationwide from 1990 through 2004 for between $25 and $100.
- Made in United States and China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The firm has reported two additional incidents, occurring prior to the August 2009 recall, of children who choked when the toy nail became lodged in their throat. Both children were treated in a hospital and made a full recovery.
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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.