Crib Toys Recalled by Durham Industries
Kids’ product recall 83-042. Announced by CPSC on Jul 13, 1983.
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Announced by CPSC on Jul 13, 1983. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Choking
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Crib Toys Recalled by Durham Industries NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 1983 Release # 83-042 Durham Industries Mickey Mouse Musical Crib Train Toy Recalled Washington, D.C. -- In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Durham Industries, Inc. New York, NY, today announced a voluntary recall of approximately 6,200 Mickey Mouse Musical Crib Train Toys, Model 5340/5342, because small parts may break off this toy if it is dropped. These small parts may present a choking, aspiration, or swallowing hazard. CPSC safety standards specify that toys for children under three (3) must not have such small parts. Since June, 1982, approximately 6,200 of these toys have been sold through Toys-R-Us Stores in the East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, and Florida, for $13 to $15 each. The CPSC is not aware of any reports of injuries involving this toy. The toy is a pink plastic train engine with blue wheels and smokestack. It is 7 l/2 inches long by 3 l/2 inches wide by 7 l/2 inches high. There is a Mickey Mouse face on the front of the train. The toy is designed to be fastened on to the rail of a baby crib. When the smokestack is ‘wound up’ ,the train moves along the crib rail and plays music. The train may also be used as a floor toy. The following label is molded on the right side of the train engine: “DURHAM INDUSTRIES, INC., MCMLXXXII NEW YORK, N.Y. 10010, ITEM NO. 5340/5342 MADE IN HONG KONG.” Consumers should remove these toys from use immediately and return them to the retailer where purchased for a full refund. For further information, consumers may call Durham Industries (212-679-2222), or the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s toll-free Hotline on 800-638-CPSC. A teletypewriter number for the hearing impaired is (301) 595-7054.
Durham Industries’ Mickey Mouse Musical Crib Train Toys.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Durham.
- Made by Toys R Us.
- Made in Hong Kong, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
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