CPSC Recall in 2017: BRIO Recalls Baby Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 17-207

Date: August 15, 2017

Product Name: BRIO soft hammer rattles

Recall Description:

This recall involves BRIO soft hammer baby rattle toys. They have a wooden handle with a white plastic teething ring at one end and a red, yellow, white and green hammer head at the other end. BRIO is stamped on the hammer head. The rattle is about 5 inches long.

Hazard Description:

The wooden rings on the hammer rattles can crack, posing a choking hazard to children.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund, Replace

Units: About 1,500 (in addition, about 190 rattles were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

BRIO has received seven reports of the wooden ring cracking. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Home Goods, Kidding Around, Nordstrom and other specialty toy and mass retailer stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, from March 2015 through June 2017 for about $13.

Manufactured In:

China