Power Wheels powered ride-on toys

The reports, as CPSC published them

1. Hurt, no treatment

   Made May 1, 2019 · , sent to the company May 8, 2019 · , published by CPSC May 22, 2019

   The product, in the report: Power Wheels brand pink Barbie Dream camper

   My daughter was driving the Barbie camper and I was walking at the front passenger side when she struck me after it failed to stop when she took her foot off the pedal. I was yelling for her to stop and she kept saying, “I did! I did!” with her foot completely off the pedal.

   Model

   Barbie Dream Camper

   Serial number

   FRC29-9993

   Bought from

   WalMart, Tennessee

   Bought

   Dec 15, 2018, about then

   Where

   Nolensville, Tennessee: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 40, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Self

   As this report names them

   Brand Power Wheels, made or sold by FISHER-PRICE BRANDS

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

2. Not said

   Made Mar 17, 2019 · , sent to the company Mar 29, 2019 · , published by CPSC Apr 19, 2019

   The product, in the report: Barbie power wheels camper

   Stopped camper keep moving and ran into my youngest daughter.

   Bought from

   Wal mart

   Bought

   Dec 2, 2018

   Where

   Ewing, Kentucky: Farm/Ranch

   Who was involved

   Age 1, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Power wheels, made or sold by FISHER-PRICE BRANDS

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Unspecified

3. No one hurt

   Made Feb 6, 2019 · , sent to the company Feb 22, 2019 · , published by CPSC Mar 11, 2019

   The product, in the report: Power Wheels Barbie Camper

   My daughter was driving her new Power Wheels Barbie Camper in the yard and was unable to stop when she lifted her foot off the pedal. The result of her not being able to stop because the power wheel kept going was running into the fence post which finally stopped the camper. While she was not injured physically it scared her from driving the Power Wheel again.

   Model

   Frc29-9993

   Bought from

   Walmart

   Bought

   Dec 22, 2018

   Where

   Rock island, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 2, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Power wheels Barbie camper, made or sold by FISHER-PRICE BRANDS

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

4. Emergency room

   Made Jul 14, 2014 · , sent to the company Jul 22, 2014 · , published by CPSC Aug 12, 2014

   The product, in the report: Fisher Price Power Wheel Lil’ Buggy Single Rider, rechargeable battery, we have blue with yellow and gray one. Sits low to the ground has no windshield. Has a two handle steering wheel.

   My son who is 2, 32 pounds, wears a 3T, got this fisher price power whee.l lil buggy for his birthday. On Saturday he was riding it and drove it through a barb wire fence and cut his neck very bad. It was 4cm laceration that cut completely though his skin. I was watching my son, I just couldn’t get there in time to stop him from driving between the strands of barb wire. We own 5 other Fisher Price Power Wheels, and have never had any accidents like this. We’ve owned and used Power Wheel products for almost 5 years. The power of the Lil’ Buggy, set for children age 2 and up, combined with the low statue of this buggy made for a very dangerous situation. My child was supervised, but I wasn’t able to get to him before he drove into the barb wire fence. I ran as fast as I could to get him free, it was too late. He had to be rushed to the ER, with a large laceration on his neck under his chin and received 7 stitches. Here are the problems I see with this vehicle toy. 1. It sits too low to the ground and very aerodynamic. 2. It has NO windshield or other device to keep a child from driving through a barb wire fence or under a car and pinning themselves and choking to death. It could easily go under a vehicle and pin a child, choking them or burning them (if the car had recently been on) 3. This buggy goes very fast and has a lot of power, going over garden hoses and other obstacles that stop our other Power Wheel products, that results in more probability of lodging the buggy under a car/truck or through a fence such as what happened to my son. 4. My son was pinned against the barb wire fence, he was unable to reach the reverse button between his legs to get himself out of the situation. If the child was to get pinned under a vehicle they would not be able to push the reverse button to remove themselves from under a vehicle. 5. My son panicked and continued to push the gas pedal, as I assume most 2 year old’s would and the car continued to spin the tires trying to drive forward. I believe that a cut off switch would be a great idea on all power wheels, so that it could detect when a car/truck/others tires were spinning and it would shut off power to the battery and the car would stop. This would keep the car from pushing the child under a vehicle or fence. I believe this Lil’ Buggy should be recalled and spare other parents from what we just went through. I will add the 5 other power wheels we own sit higher and have a hood/nose/front end with a windshield that keeps them 1’ away from obstacles such as fences, vehicles or other dangers. We followed all of the rules set forth on the instructions. I would have never in a million years thought that it would drive the font of it through the barb wire fence as it’s never happened with our other 5. It was very scary for our family and could have been so much worse, my little boy could have died. If it had cut his airway or jugular vein, we are so thankful and blessed that he is going to make a full recovery, we don’t want anyone else to go through this.

   Model

   Power Wheel Lil Dune Racer

   Bought from

   Big Lots

   Bought

   Jun 1, 2014, about then

   Where

   Granbury, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 2, Male

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Power Wheel, made or sold by FISHER-PRICE BRANDS

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

5. No one hurt

   Made Dec 26, 2011 · , sent to the company Jan 4, 2012 · , published by CPSC Jan 19, 2012

   The product, in the report: Mattel Power Wheels Truck F150 Black

   We recently purchased a Matel Power Wheels for our 3 year old son. On December 18, 2011 the vehicle ignited in our garage. The vehicle was not being charged at the time. The battery was plugged into the vehicle as it set stationary in our garage. At 8AM I was awoke by a loud boom, the fire completely destroyed the garage, my vehicle and severe smoke damage throughout the house. The Pearland TX arson officer declared the fire started as a result of the battery in the Power Wheels as did an independent arson investigator hired by StateFarm. As of date the fire has done approximately $180000.00 damage to our home.

   Model

   Truck F150 Black T6991

   Bought from

   Walmart, Texas

   Bought

   Nov 5, 2011, about then

   Where

   Pearland, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Unspecified

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Unspecified

   As this report names them

   Brand Power Wheels, made or sold by FISHER-PRICE BRANDS

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

6. No one hurt

   Made Sep 25, 2011 · , sent to the company Oct 3, 2011 · , published by CPSC Oct 18, 2011

   The product, in the report: Fisher Price Barbie lil Trail rider. Its is an little four wheeler. It is pink with blue handlebars and a blue seat.

   My daughter was riding the Fisher Price Tikes Barbie lil Trail rider and the four wheeler would not stop. When she first got on she press the buttom on the handrail and started going. She took her finger off the button and it kept going. We had to run and pull her off. The only way we could get it to stop was to unplug the battery. We were horrified she could have gone into the road because she had no control.

   Model

   77767-9993

   Bought from

   Walmart, New Hampshire

   Bought

   Jul 4, 2002

   Where

   Exeter, New Hampshire: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Power Wheels, made or sold by FISHER-PRICE BRANDS

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

7. No one hurt

   Made Jun 9, 2011 · , published by CPSC Jul 1, 2011

   The product, in the report: Power Wheels Ride-On Battery-Powered Vehicles

   My son was playing out side with his power wheels - Kawasaki Ninja - manufactured by Fisher-Price company, suddenly he stared screaming and calling me , shouting fire, fire. I ran to him and there was smoke coming from the vehicle, i disconnected the batteries , luckily he didn’t burn but terrified and panic. When i inspected the vehicle i found there were some wires completely melted, although the vehicle was still working in backwards ( reverse ) mode. we figured this power wheel under recall for known wiring problem. I contacted Fisher-Price and they asked me to take it to the nearest service center ( about 55 miles ). After i dropped to them, I Never heard from the service center despite my frequent calls. after more than a month, only 2 days ago (june 7 ) i received call from fisher price. their representative told me : the vehicle is old and they wont be able to fix it because they don’t have the same kind of wiring . he offered me $ 25 and they will trash it, or i can take it without wiring, even they will not make it as it was i.e working in the reverse mode. I called them the next day to speak to the supervisor or some one higher in the company, they told me they will get to me tomorrow.

   Today they called, said same things , offering ( $25) for the vehicle, and they came with other reason, saying because the batteries were replaced, so this modification is the cause for the fire, denying the known problem of their product. the batteries i put they were after market with same voltage ( 6 v ) and lesser ampere (7.5) the original were 9 . the vehicle worked many months after that till this incident happened

   I think a company like Fisher-Price should be able to fix it or replace it, since its well know problem with more than 1,800 incidents of the vehicles’ electrical components overheating http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml01/01167.html they didn’t care about my child fearing, feeling and safety and we were treated without respect.

   And i will not hesitate about escalating this issue.

   Model

   Kawasaki Ninja

   Serial number

   74759-9983

   Where

   Athens, Georgia: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 7, Male

   The reporter’s relation to them

   My Child

   As this report names them

   Brand Power Wheels / Fisher-Price, made or sold by FISHER-PRICE BRANDS

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

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