Toys “R” Us, Inc. Recalls Toot Toot Tug Boat Because Of Potential Choking Hazards
Kids’ product recall 89-048. Announced by CPSC on Jun 6, 1989.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 6, 1989. 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?
Toys “R” Us, Inc. Recalls Toot Toot Tug Boat Because Of Potential Choking Hazards NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 1989 Release # 89-048 Toys “R” Us Recalls Toot Toot Tug Boat Because Of Potential Choking Hazards WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Toys “R” Us, Inc. of Paramus, New Jersey is voluntarily recalling a toy tug boat because it may pose a potential choking hazard to young children. The product (a pull toy with whistle) being recalled is identified as Primex/Shyf #4768 Toot Toot Tug and is made in Chile. The toy’s wheels may come off easily causing a small metal rod to fall out which could possibly be ingested by a child causing a potential choking hazard. The toy’s wheels are toy not considered small part hazards. The toy boats are age labeled for 18 months and up. Approximately 5,200 of these toy boats were sold nationwide from August to December 1988 through Toys “R” Us, Inc. stores for approximately $4.99. While neither the CPSC nor Toys “R” Us, Inc. is aware of any injuries associated with the toy boats, this corrective action is being taken to prevent the possibility. Consumers having these tug boat should take them away from children and return them to the nearest Toys “R” Us, Inc. store for a full refund of the purchase price. Consumers who have any questions about this recall may contact Toys “R” Us, Inc. directly at 1-800-548-0364.
Primex Toot Toot Tug toy tug boat.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Toys R Us.
- Made by Primex/Shyf.
- Made in Chile, 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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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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