CPSC Recall in 2000: CPSC, Dolgencorp Inc. Announce Recall of Toy Xylophones Sold at Dollar General Stores

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 01-025

Date: November 01, 2000

Product Name: Toy xylophone

Recall Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Dolgencorp Inc., of Goodlettsville, Tenn., is voluntarily recalling about 113,000 toy xylophones. The red mallet sold with the toy xylophone can get lodged in the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard. CPSC and Dolgencorp Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these toy xylophones. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury. The toy xylophone is white, rectangular-shaped with a green handle and multi-colored bars including, red, yellow, green and blue. A yellow button shaped like the face of a cat is on the front of the xylophone. The mallet sold with the xylophone is red with two round balls at either end of the mallet. Writing on the box reads, "BABY TOYS XYLOPHONE, TO HELP BABY LEARN AND DEVELOP, and MADE IN CHINA." Dollar General stores nationwide sold these toy xylophones from July 1998 through October 2000 for $3. Consumers should immediately take this toy away from children and return it to their local Dollar General store for a full refund. For more information, call Dollar General at (800) 678-9258 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. 

Hazard Description:

The red mallet sold with the toy xylophone can get lodged in the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 113,000

Incidents:

CPSC and Dolgencorp Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these toy xylophones.

Sold At:

Dollar General stores nationwide sold these toy xylophones from July 1998 through October 2000 for $3.

Manufactured In:

China