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Children's Pedal Cars
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, (CPSC), Alpha International Inc., also known as Gearbox
Pedal Car Company, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling
about 75,000 pedal cars. The paint coating on some of these pedal cars
contains high lead levels. CPSC standards ban toys and other children's
products containing high levels of lead. Young children could ingest
the lead from the car's paint coating, presenting a lead poisoning
hazard.
Alpha International has not received any reports of injuries
involving these pedal cars. This recall is being conducted to prevent
the possibility of injury.
There are 17 models of the pedal cars included in the recall.
Models include three fire trucks, four police cars, eight sedans, one
yellow taxi, and one dump truck. Model names are listed below:
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Fire Trucks: "Fire Truck," "John Deere" and "Texaco."
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Police Cars: "NYPD," "Chicago Police," "Highway Patrol" and "EMERGENCY
911."
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Sedans: pink "Champion," blue "Champion," "Texaco," "John Deere,"
"Citgo," "Raley's Coca-Cola," "Raley's Keebler," and "Red Lion."
All of the pedal cars are made of metal and come in a variety of
colors. Most of the cars have a "Gearbox" logo on the seat back, the
hubcaps, and/or the pedals. The pedal cars were manufactured in Korea.
The two "Raley's" cars were sold exclusively at Raley's
supermarkets from July 2000 through December 2000. Department, toy,
and specialty/collectible stores sold all of the other pedal cars from
November 1999 through January 2002 for between $100 and $500.
Consumers should take these pedal cars away from young children
immediately. Consumers can contact Alpha International at
(800) 368-6367 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday to
receive a replacement car or return the products to the place where
purchased to receive a full refund.
To see a picture of the recalled product(s) visit the CPSC's web site.
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