CPSC Recall in 2012: Toy Truck Gifts with Purchase Recalled by Happy Shirts Due to Fire Hazard

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 12-140

Date: March 29, 2012

Product Name: Toy truck gifts with boy's t-shirts

Recall Description:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard Description:

Connections in the toy trucks battery compartment can smolder or catch the trucks on fire, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 9,000

Incidents:

Happy Shirts has received one report of a toy truck catching fire and three reports of toy trucks smoldering when batteries were inserted. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Kohl's stores nationwide and www.Kohls.com between February 2012 and March 2012 for about $20.

Manufactured In:

China