Tesla was recently forced to do this Remember every Cybertruck he’s ever built – every 3,878 – as the accelerator pedal cover could come loose and cause unintentional acceleration. But it turns out you don’t even have to be old enough to get your driver’s license to deal with unintentional acceleration recalls. JAKKS Pacific has just remembered the Mario Kart 24 Volt Ride-On Racer Because although it is a toy for children, the accelerator pedal can also get stuck and cause unintentional acceleration.
Approximately 17,500 vehicles are affected by this recall, with the Consumer Product Safety Commission stating, “If the accelerator pedal of the battery-operated ride-on toy is clogged with foreign objects, it may become stuck after the user’s foot is removed from the pedal, posing a crash hazard.” According to the CPSC, there have been at least 65 reports of unintended accelerations involving children, 15 of which crashed into a permanent structure.
The good news is that only one injury has been reported so far. Luckily, it was minor enough to be described as “a sore hand.”
If you’re one of those badass parents who made your kid’s dreams come true by giving him a real Mario Kart racing car – and I can’t emphasize this enough, damn it – then the CPSC is telling you that If you no longer want to use the kart, contact JAKKS Pacific to receive your free repair kit. Unfortunately, unlike a real car recall, you’ll have to replace the pedal yourself. Still, there are even worse problems, like not having a real Mario Kart racer to play with.
According to the CPSC, “The vehicles have an 8-digit alphanumeric manufacturing date code in the format XXXXVEO1 located at the bottom of the blue panel on the underside of the vehicle.” The only vehicles affected by this recall have the following date codes: 1752VE01, 1782VE01, 1952VE01, 2242VE01 , 2352VE01, 2852VE01, 0583VE01.” If you check your date code and see that it has a different date code, you should be in the clear.
This story originally published on Jalopnik.
