Melissa & Doug recalls Lights & Sounds Fire Truck Activity Board toys over choking risk from loose fire hose port
The small fire hose port on the toy can come loose and detach, which poses a risk of serious injury from choking, and the company has received 26 reports of the port coming loose and one report of a minor cut.
What to do
Stop using the toy immediately and register at www.melissaanddoug.com/recall to get a free replacement, a $30 refund by check, or a $40 melissaanddoug.com store credit. You will be asked to remove the batteries, mark the toy "RECALL", cut off the black hose and upload a photo before throwing it in your household trash.
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Recall details
- Product
- Lights & Sounds Fire Truck Activity Board
- Hazard
- The fire hose port can come loose and detach, posing a risk of serious injury from choking hazard.
- Injuries
- The firm has received 26 reports of the small port coming loose on the product. The Firm has also received one report of a minor cut.
- Units
- About 84,000
- Where sold
- Sold at Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from July 2025 through August 2026 for about $30.
- Remedy
- Refund, Replace
- Notice last updated
- September 17, 2026
- Recall date
- September 17, 2026
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Official notice
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Melissa & Doug Recalls Fire Truck Activity Board Toys Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target
- Description
- The "Lights and Sound Fire Truck" is a compact fire engine toy with wheels that spin, that also features busy board activities that activate lights and sounds. The toy is made of red plastic, has four black wheels and has a white plastic rotating ladder. The toy has a black plastic connector that looks like a fire hose. The toy measures 10.5 inches high by 14.31 inches wide by 3.06 inches deep and weighs about 1.6 pounds. On the bottom of the toy, "Melissa & Doug" is embossed on the battery compartment box as are two date wheels showing the dates of manufacturer by year and month. Affected units will have one arrow pointing to the number 25 and the second arrow pointing to the number 4 or 5 or they will have one arrow pointing to the number 26 and the second arrow pointing to the number 3. Date codes OET 25100, OET 25150 or OET 26064 are printed on the product packaging of the recalled units.
- Hazard
- The fire hose port can come loose and detach, posing a risk of serious injury from choking hazard.
- Remedy
- Consumers should stop using the fire truck activity board immediately and register at www.melissaanddoug.com/recall for instructions on how to receive a free replacement fire truck activity board, register for a full refund of $30 in the form of a check or receive a $40 melissaanddoug.com store credit. Consumers will be asked to remove the batteries, write in permanent marker the word “RECALL” on the front of the product along with a unique code provided during the online registration process, and to cut the black hose off from the toy. Consumers will then be directed to upload a photograph of the destroyed product to the registration page. Once their registration has been successfully confirmed, consumers should dispose of the product in their ordinary household trash. Remedy options: Refund, Replace.
- Injuries
- The firm has received 26 reports of the small port coming loose on the product. The Firm has also received one report of a minor cut.
- Number of units
- About 84,000
- Sold at
- Sold at Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from July 2025 through August 2026 for about $30.
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