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Barbie dolls, stuffed toys and action figures

4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 26, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 4reports to CPSC
  • Dec 26, 2018the latest report was made
  • Jun 13, 2011the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Barbie
Maker
MATTEL, INC.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Dolls, stuffed toys and action figuresCPSC’s product type: Dolls, Plush Toys, and Action Figures (code 1394), in Toys & Children: Toys
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“Barbie doll by Mattel”

By month

1 report from January 2018 to December 2018; the most in December 2018, 1. 3 earlier reports, since June 2011, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20181
January 20121
November 20111
June 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • First aid 4 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. First aid

    Made Dec 26, 2018, sent to the company Feb 4, 2019, published by CPSC Feb 19, 2019

    The product, in the report: Hula Hair Barbie

    My six year old daughter received a Barbie Hula Hair doll for Christmas. The first time she played with it, her finger got stuck in the doll’s articulating waist. It took about ten minutes to get her finger out, with her screaming in pain the whole time! She now has a 2 cm welt on her finger.

    Model
    Hula Hair Barbie
    UPC
    074299170478
    Serial number
    17047-0911
    Bought from
    Received as a gift
    Bought
    Dec 15, 2018
    Where
    Woodbine, New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 6, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Barbie, made or sold by MATTEL, INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  2. First aid

    Made Jan 28, 2012, sent to the company Feb 3, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 24, 2012

    The product, in the report: Barbie doll

    My daughter pushed down on her barbie to flatten her out and her hand got pinched in the hinge for the knee!

    Model
    I do not know
    Bought from
    walmart, Nevada
    Bought
    Dec 8, 2011, about then
    Where
    Henderson, Nevada: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 2, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Barbie doll by Mattel, made or sold by MATTEL, INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  3. First aid

    Made Nov 15, 2011, sent to the company Nov 22, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 7, 2011

    The product, in the report: Barbie doll from Barbie puppy water park.

    My daughter was playing with her new Barbie doll. The doll had hinged legs at the knee joint. My daughter bent the doll’s knee back, and upon straightening it, my daughter’s finger was caught in the doll’s knee joint causing her finger to be severly pinched.

    Model
    V6982
    UPC
    027084994544
    Bought from
    Wal Mart
    Bought
    Nov 12, 2011
    Where
    Puyallup, Washington: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 10, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Barbie, made or sold by MATTEL, INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  4. First aid

    Made Jun 13, 2011, published by CPSC Jul 6, 2011

    The product, in the report: 1) Flynn Ryder (In the Tangled Rapunzel Set with Flynn Rider, Rapunzel & Maximus Horse) 2) Kitchen Barbie wearing Orange & Pink Dress (looks like an apron) with orange and pink polka dots. Has hinged legs. 3) Barbie (Unknown name) Wearing shiny pink short dress with a black layer with white polka dots and small round barbie emblem on a ribbon belt. *Emblem could be a choking hazard.

    My Twin daughers have been injured by 3 different dolls made by Mattel including a Flynn Rider Doll that was part of a set with Rapunzel and Maximus.

    The dolls have an elastic band that attaches the legs together. The dolls can cause serious injury to little fingers and even adults can get pinched. My concern is that these dolls can pinch the fingers badly even to a point of possible finger tip loss and little fingers can get caught in the leg/torso of the body.

    Injury can occur in 2 ways. 1) The bottom of the doll when legs are spread there are two small boxes (you can see the elastic band) little fingers can get in there and when the legs are closed they get pinched severely.

    2) The legs come out of the socket and fingers can get pinched, caught and possibly severed in the torso of the toy.

    When I have called to complain regarding these dolls. Mattel has offered to have us return them with postage paid and they would send us a check for the product. My concern is not the check... My concern is I do not want any other children injured by these toys. There are several on the market.

    Model
    Barbie
    UPC
    I don’t Know
    Serial number
    I don’t know
    Bought from
    Walmart
    Bought
    Dec 9, 2010, about then
    Where
    Rocklin, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 3, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand BARBIE, made or sold by MATTEL, INC.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

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Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

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