Toy Train With Small Parts Recalled by Electra Plastics
Kids’ product recall 86-072. Announced by CPSC on Nov 18, 1986.
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Announced by CPSC on Nov 18, 1986. 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?
Toy Train With Small Parts Recalled by Electra Plastics NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR RELEASE November 18, 1986 Release # 86-72 Electra Plastics Recalls Toy Train With Small Parts WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Electra-Plastics, Inc., of Newark, New Jersey is recalling the Romper Room Animal Train No. H732R, because the three small balls in the train are small parts and present a choking hazard to children. Neither Electra-Plastics nor CPSC knows of any injuries involving this toy. Officials in the state of Kentucky’s Cabinet for Human Resources brought this small parts hazard to the attention of the CPSC. The plastic train is approximately 11 l/4 inches long with an orange engine, a green car with two tigers facing each other and a purple car with two elephants facing each other. The engine and cars each have two pairs of black wheels. A string is attached to the engine for pulling the train. Blue and white balls approximately 1 l/8 inches in diameter are in the middle of the engine and each of the two cars where they can be easily detached. The balls, which are small parts, present a choking hazard to children. Consumers should take the trains away from children immediately and discard them or return them to the retail stores where purchased for a refund. Approximately 5,600 trains were sold since June 1985 primarily - by Pathmark stores and Rite-Aid stores in states east of the Mississippi River. The toy was sold for approximately $2.40. Anyone wishing additional information may contact Electra Plastics at 201-589-2525.
Romper Room Animal Train.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Electra Plastics.
- Made by Pathmark.
- Made by Rite Aid.
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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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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.
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