RC2 Corp. Recalls Various Thomas & Friends™ Wooden Railway Toys Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard

Recall at a glance

What was recalled

The recall involves wooden vehicles, buildings and other train set components for young children listed in the chart below. The front of the packaging has the logo "Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway" on the upper left-hand corner. A manufacturing code may be located on the bottom of the product or inside the battery cover. Toys marked with codes containing "WJ" or "AZ" are not included in this recall. Recalled Product Name Red James Engine & Red James' # 5 Coal Tender Red Lights & Sounds James Engine & Red James' #5 Lights & Sounds Coal Tender James with Team Colors Engine & James with Team Colors #5 Coal Tender Red Skarloey Engine Brown & Yellow Old Slow Coach Red Hook & Ladder Truck & Red Water Tanker Truck Red Musical Caboose Red Sodor Line Caboose Red Coal Car labeled "2006 Day Out With Thomas" on the Side Red Baggage Car Red Holiday Caboose Red "Sodor Mail" Car Red Fire Brigade Truck Red Fire Brigade Train Deluxe Sodor Fire Station Red Coal Car Yellow Box Car Red Stop Sign Yellow Railroad Crossing Sign Yellow "Sodor Cargo Company" Cargo Piece Smelting Yard Ice Cream Factory

Is my product affected?

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• Thomas & Friends™ Wooden Railway Toys · About 1.5 million units

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Where it was sold

Companies named in the notice: Toy stores and various retailers nationwide from January 2005 through June 2007 for between $10 and $70.; RC2 Corp., of Oak Brook, Ill..

Injuries or incidents reported

None.

Consumer contact

For additional information, contact RC2 Corp. toll-free at (866) 725-4407 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday and between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. CT Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at recalls.rc2.com

Recall history and context

RC2 appears in 6 CPSC recalls on record. See all RC2 recalls.

Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 156 recalls in the toys and games category, 71 recalls of them in the past 12 months.

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