CPSC Recall in 1990: Playskool Offers Free Gift For Busy Elephant Cord; Entanglement Risk Cited

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 90-100

Date: May 22, 1990

Product Name: "Busy Elephant" crib toy, Model No. 5405

Recall Description:

Hazard Description:

Playskool has received ten reports of the Korean-made knit cord unraveling into a long thin cord and becoming entangled around the body or neck of a child.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: Approximately 453,000

Incidents:

Playskool has received ten reports of the Korean-made knit cord unraveling into a long thin cord and becoming entangled around the body or neck of a child.

Sold At:

Manufactured In:

Korea