May 24, 2002
Spin Master
Toys Announce Recall of Firestormer and Skyblazer Toy Planes
Spin Master Toys, of Toronto, Ontario is voluntarily
recalling about 137,000 Firestormer and Skyblazer toy planes. The plastic air
intake chamber of the air-powered toy planes can burst, throwing plastic
pieces, posing a laceration, bruise and abrasion hazard to consumers.
Spin Master Toys has received seven reports of Firestormer planes bursting,
including four reports of injuries to children. Injuries included one chest
abrasion, a cut leg, a bruised shoulder and ringing in the ears. There have
been no reports involving the Skyblazer planes.
The recalled Firestormer plane is either red or blue in color with a flame
graphic across the body and "Firestormer" printed on the wings of the
plane. The Skyblazer plane is purple, green and white in color and has
"Skyblazer" printed on the wings of the plane. These toys use a hand
pump mechanism to compress air to make the plane fly. Both planes are
recommended for children 8 years old and over. The planes have an 8- digit date
code on the bottom of the pump. The date code reads MM/DD/YY-KS. Only planes
with date codes 12/29/01-KS through 03/24/02-KS are included in the recall.
"Made In China" is written on the bottom of the pump below the date
code. Planes manufactured before December 29, 2001 and after March 24, 2002 are
not included in this recall. Hobby shops and department stores nationwide,
including Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, Target and K-mart sold these planes between
January 2002 and May 20, 2002 for about $20.
Consumers should stop using the planes immediately and contact Spin Master
Toys at (800) 622-8339 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday to receive a
free replacement plane. Consumers also can visit the firm's web site at http://www.spinmaster.com/index.cfm?location=SpinMaster¢ertemplate=SpinMaster/PressRoom/displaypress.cfm&pressid=36&lefttemplate=gLtNv.cfm&righttemplate=gRtNv.cfm.