CPSC Recall in 2018: VTech Recalls Infant Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 18-083

Date: January 25, 2018

Product Name: Shake & Sing Elephant Rattles

Recall Description:

This recall involves Vtech Shake and Sing Elephant rattle with model number 80-184800. The rattle has a purple elephant with yellow and blue ears at one end and a black and white plastic teething ring at the other end. VTech is stamped on the elephant. The rattle is about seven inches long and the number 1848 is printed on the back of the rattle adjacent to the battery door. The rattle sings when a button is switched on.

Hazard Description:

The ears on the elephant rattles can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 280,000

Incidents:

Vtech has received five reports of the ears breaking off of the rattle. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Walmart, Kmart, Meijer, Mills Fleet Farm, Seventh Avenue, and online at Amazon.com and zulily.com from November 2015 through November 2017 for about $8.

Manufactured In:

China