Plastic steering wheel toy recalled because battery compartment opens easily and batteries are reachable
The battery compartment opens easily without tools, so if a child puts the batteries in the mouth, a battery can overheat and release electrolyte that can be swallowed and damage the gastrointestinal tract.
What to do
Measure taken: Recall of the product from end users (economic operator: Distributor), in force from Unknown.
Note from Recalled Today: If you own this product, stop using it and contact the seller.
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Recall details
- Product
- Plastic toy
- Hazard
- The battery compartment can easily be opened without use of any tools and the batteries inside are easily accessible. If a child puts them in the mouth, the battery can overheat and release electrolyte which can be ingested by the child and cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive, nor with the European standard EN 62115.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Countries that reacted
- None listed
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/03884/25
- Model or type: 899 , 899A
- Barcode: 85955202403166
- Measure in force since
- Unknown
- Published on Safety Gate
- November 5, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- November 5, 2025
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from Safety Gate.
Plastic toy (Plastic steering wheel)
- Product
- Product: Plastic toy Name: Plastic steering wheel Description: Plastic toy, in the form of a car steering wheel, featuring a tachometer and white buttons with symbols of means of transport, unlocking and horn. The toy is battery-operated with two AA batteries.
- Risk
- Risk type: Chemical The battery compartment can easily be opened without use of any tools and the batteries inside are easily accessible. If a child puts them in the mouth, the battery can overheat and release electrolyte which can be ingested by the child and cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive, nor with the European standard EN 62115.
- Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users (economic operator: Distributor), in force from Unknown Warning consumers of the risks (economic operator: Distributor), in force from Unknown Withdrawal of the product from the market (economic operator: Distributor), in force from Unknown
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate (CC BY 4.0); summary edited by Recalled Today CC BY 4.0 · Safety Gate
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