CPSC, Fisher-Price Announce Recall to Repair Power Wheels Ride-On Battery-Powered Vehicles
Kids’ product recall 99-012. Announced by CPSC on Oct 22, 1998.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 22, 1998. Copied from CPSC on Oct 22, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The vehicles’ electrical components can overheat and cause fires. Children can suffer injuries from fires and house fires can occur. Additionally, wiring problems can prevent the vehicles from stopping.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should remove the vehicles’ batteries right away and not let children use these Power Wheels vehicles. The firm will be providing pro-rated refunds based on the age of the recalled products.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Contact Fisher-Price online at www.service.mattel.com and click on “Recalls & Safety Alerts” or at 800-348-0751 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled Power Wheels cars and trucks have been sold under nearly 100 model names. The Power Wheels logo and the model name are on each vehicle. All models with two batteries are recalled, and certain models with one battery are recalled. The company will help consumers identify if their model is part of the recall. Power Wheels cars and trucks are intended for children 2 to 7 years old, and the vehicles’ speed ranges from 1 to 5 mph, depending on the model. Power Wheels sold after October 1998 are not involved in this recall.
About 10 million units, as CPSC gives them.
Fisher-Price Power Wheels.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y.
- Toy and mass merchandise stores nationwide sold the cars and trucks since 1984 for about $70 to $300.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and Fisher-Price have received approximately 700 reports of electrical components failing and overheating while the cars and trucks were being ridden, charged, parked or stored. About 150 fires have been reported. Nine children suffered minor burns to the hands, legs, or feet; and up to $300,000 in property damage to 22 houses and garages have been reported. There have also been 71 reports of vehicles not stopping. Six children suffered bruises, scratches or bumps when their vehicles hit a car, truck, pole, window or fence.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
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 22, 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 22, 2026.