Over 140,000 vehicles manufactured for children have been recalled by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Dorel Juvenile Group. An electronic malfunction can occur in the ride-on vehicle’s circuit board and/or battery connector, resulting in smoking and melting of components. This poses a vehicle fire hazard and a burn hazard to consumers if components are touched while malfunctioning.
The firm has received 49 reports of overheating or melting components on the ride-on vehicles. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled battery-powered ride-on vehicles include the Pink Corvette®, Torch Red Corvette®, Yellow Race Car Corvette®, Red Electroplate Corvette®, Fire Engine, and Batmobile® with the model numbers listed in the chart below. They were sold under the brands Safety 1st and Kid Trax by Safety 1st. The ride-on vehicles were manufactured between January 2004 and August 2005. The manufacture date is located on the underside of the unit and is molded into the plastic body as shown below. The circle on left displays the month of manufacture, the circle on the right displays the year of manufacture. The model numbers are located on the underside of the vehicles near the date code.
Ride-On Vehicle Name - Model
Safety 1st Pink Corvette® - 50503/50503A
Safety 1st Torch Red Corvette® - 50504/50504A
Safety 1st Yellow Race Car Corvette® - 50505/50505A
Safety 1st Red Electroplate Corvette® - 50521/50521A
Kid Trax Fire Engine - 50506/50506A
Safety 1st Batmobile® - 50527
Consumers should take the recalled ride-on vehicles away from children immediately and contact Dorel Juvenile Group’s Ride-On hotline toll-free at (866) 611-3022 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
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