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VTech Recalls Infant Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

Recalled 2018-01-25. Lithium battery hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.

About 280,000Units

2018-01-25Recall date

YesInjuries

The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.

What was recalled: 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.
The hazard: The ears on the elephant rattles can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Injuries: VTech has received five reports of the ears breaking off of the rattle. No injuries have been reported.
The remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled rattles and contact VTech for a full refund or credit for a replacement product.

The details

Products	Shake & Sing Elephant Rattles
Made by	VTech Electronics Limited
Imported by	VTech Electronics North America LLC
Made in	China
Sold at	Amazon, Walmart, Meijer
CPSC recall number	18083

What a recall entitles you to

A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.

Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.

The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.

Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.