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Blue’s Clues foot to floor ride-on toys recalled due to fall, injury hazards

Huffy Corporation is recalling about 28,550 Blue’s Clues foot to floor ride-on toys due to fall and injury hazards.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, he ride-on toy can tip forward when a young child is riding it, posing fall and injury hazards to children.

This recall involves Blue’s Clues Foot to Floor Ride-on Toys. The ride-on toy is made with plush light blue fabric with spots and is in the shape of the cartoon dog character Blue’s Clues.  The ride-on toy has four wheels and has handlebars tucked behind the dog’s ears. The ride-on toy is intended for toddlers 1-1/2 to 3 years old. The model number is 55061 with the date codes of 15221,15921, 19921, 21021, 22321, 23721, 26821, 28821 or 29421. The date code and model number are on the label located under the body of the product near the sound unit and battery door.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled ride-on toy away from children and stop using it. Contact the firm for a free kit with instructions to install a new stop bar on the ride-on toy.

The firm has received 19 reports of children falling forward while they were riding the toy, resulting in 18 facial injuries.

The toys were sold exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide and online at www.walmart.com from August 2021 through July 2022 for about $40.

Consumers can contact Huffy Corporation at 1-800-872-2453 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or send email to service@huffy.com, or go online to www.huffybikes.com/recalls or at www.huffybikes.com and click on “Safety Notices” located at the bottom of the page for more information.

Jay Edwards

Born and raised in Northwest NJ, Jay has a degree in Communications and has had a life-long interest in local radio and various styles of music. Jay has held numerous jobs over the years such as stunt car driver, bartender, voice-over artist, traffic reporter (award winning), NY Yankee maintenance crewmember and peanut farm worker. His hobbies include mountain climbing, snowmobiling, cooking, performing stand-up comedy and he is an avid squirrel watcher. Jay has been a guest on America’s Morning Headquarters,program on The Weather Channel, and was interviewed by Sam Champion.

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