July 21, 2009
Buster Brown is recalling about 1.4 million pairs of children's clogs. About 73,000 were recalled in April.
The shoe has decorative wheels that can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. The companies have received two reports of a decorative wheel detaching from the shoe. No injuries have been reported.
This recall involves the Buster Brown & Co. clog childrens shoes with model or retail numbers listed below. These shoes are a plastic molded EVA water clog and are designed to resemble a car. The shoes are red, brown, blue, yellow, and pink and most shoes bear the words CARS, Transformers Animated, or Barbie. Buster Brown & Co. is printed on the shoe inside at the heel, on a sewn-in tag inside the fleece-lined shoe, and on the original hang tag. The model or retail number can also be found on these tags. The shoes were sold in children sizes 5 to 13 and youth sizes 1-3.
| Shoe/Model Number | Retailer/Number |
|---|---|
CARS Clog - 83893 | AMAZON.COM 117B81; BEALLS 3893-60; J.C. PENNEY 010-4231; MEIJER 830873, 830870; NOVUS 792794; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE 59920; RACK ROOM SHOES 422053; SEARS 89065, 49041; SHOE SHOW 442041, 346304; TARGET 93065072-80, 093060312-313, 093021564-1572; TARGET.COM 93065072-80, 093060312-313, 093021564-1572; VALUE CITY 3249364; WAL-MART STORES 9295815, 9295824, 2571648, 2571613, 2571627, 2571606, 2571620, 2571634, 2571641, 2571588, 2571599, 2571574, 2571581. |
CARS Clog - 84972 | K-MART, 84972; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, 59920, 60397, 61117. |
CARS Mater Clog - 84949 | AMAZON.COM, 708B21; RACK ROOM SHOES, 422061; SHOE SHOW, 344297, 346493; VALUE CITY, 3249406. |
CARS Mater Fleece Clog - 93728 | WAL-MART STORES, 9812368, 2594651. |
Transformers Animated Fleece
Clog - 95420 | WAL-MART STORES, 9812089, 2594695, 2594658, 594665, 2594672, 2594679, 2594686. |
Transformers Animated
Clog - 89749 | HUMBERTO VIDAL 3428-258; PAYLESS SHOESOURCE, 65744, 66046; SHOE SHOW, 346593. |
Barbie Clog - 84938 | AMAZON.COM, 208B30; VALUE CITY, 3249505; WAL-MART STORES 9295917, 2572148, 2572050, 572057, 2572064, 2572071, 2572078. |
The shoes, made in China, were sold at major retailers nationwide, including Bealls, Famous Footwear, J.C. Penney, Meijer, Rack Room, Sears, Shoe Show, Target, and Wal-Mart from August 2007 through June 2009 for $10 to $25.
Customers should immediately take this product away from children and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.
For additional information, contact Buster Brown & Co. toll-free at (888) 869-1044 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday and between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, visit the firms website at www.busterbrownshoes.com.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
