Manhattan Toy Recalls Toy Planes Due to Choking Hazard
Kids’ product recall 18-206. Announced by CPSC on Aug 23, 2018.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 23, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Refund what’s offered
- About 5,100 (In addition, about 930 were sold in Canada) 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 rubber tires can separate from the wheels, posing a choking hazard for young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and return it to the store where purchased or contact Manhattan Toy for a full refund.
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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).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: Manhattan Toy Company at 800-541-1345 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT on Friday, or online at www.manhattantoy.com and click on “Recalls Information” at the bottom of the homepage for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The Pull-Back Speedy Jet is a wooden toy airplane with a blue painted body, natural wood wings and plastic wheels with black rubber tires. The toy has a pull-back feature that propels the plane forward. The model number and lot code are printed on the bottom of the plane. The recall only includes toy planes with lot code 155400 EJ.
About 5,100 (In addition, about 930 were sold in Canada) units, as CPSC gives them.
Pull-Back Speedy Jets.
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?
- Imported by The Manhattan Toy Company LLC, Minneapolis, Minn.
- Distributed by The Manhattan Toy Company LLC, Minneapolis, Minn.
- Small independent stores from August 2017 through June 2018 for about $8.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received two reports of the rubber tires separating from the wheels. No injuries have been reported.
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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.