Children’s Riding Toy Recalled by Step2 Due to Fall Hazard
Kids’ product recall 13-049. Announced by CPSC on Nov 27, 2012.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 27, 2012. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Replace what’s offered
- About 15,500 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Children who lean too far forward on the seat can go over the handle bar and hit the ground. This poses a fall hazard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and contact Step2 to receive a free replacement toy.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Step2; toll-free at (866) 860-1887, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.step2.com, and click on the “View Details” link under Recall Information for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled product is an X-Rider Car. It is a red, plastic toy scooter with a yellow handlebar and seat, and two blue stickers that simulate headlights. It is 14 inches high, 14 inches wide and 19 inches long. The middle of the handle bar contains the Step2 logo. Step2’s contact information is located on the rider’s left side of the car. Children use their feet to propel the toy.
About 15,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Children’s Riding Toy.
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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 The Step2 Company LLC, Streetsboro, Ohio.
- Target and other retailers from January 2012 through August 2012 for about $25.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received four reports of incidents, with one incident resulting in head bumps and one resulting in a minor concussion and cuts to the gum and lip from the child’s front teeth.
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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.
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.