Product Details
| Product name | Mini Racer F-1 racing car sets |
| Description | Item number 3360. The car sets contain six brightly-colored plastic racing cars in a cardboard blister package. The racing cars measure 3 ½ inches long and 1 1/4 inches wide. Each car has the following: a number on the hood, two sets of wheels in the front and one set in the back, a silver engine, an air foil with a decal that reads “Fire Bird”, and a driver sitting in the seat. The label on the blister package reads in part: “Item No. 3360 ... Made in China.” |
| Problem | During routine testing of the cars by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, the wheels and axles separated, presenting a potential choking hazard to young children |
| Distribution | Imported by Crest Industries from China and distributed by McCrory nationwide. The racing car sets were sold at Britts, Elmore, McCrory, H.L. Green, Kress, McClellan, T.G. & Y., Silver, J.J. Newberry, G.C. Murphy, and some independent variety stores. |
| Company | McCrory Stores, York, PA and Crest Industries Corp., Deer Park, NY, 1-800–84-3704 |
| Dates sold | November 1, 1992 and May 31, 1993 |
| Date posted | 12/31/2001 |
