What official recall records say about LEGO®
The US CPSC database returns three LEGO® recall records, the newest from 2009, and a UK search returned none on 3 November 2026. We couldn't read EU Safety Gate, and a short list isn't a safety promise.
We searched two official databases on 3 November 2026 and failed to read a third. This page reports what came back. It can't tell you that any set is safe, and neither can we. Nobody should read it that way.
What we checked
Database | Our search | Result, checked 3 November 2026 |
|---|---|---|
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), recalls API | Recall title contains LEGO | 3 records |
UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), gov.uk search | Keyword lego | 0 reports |
EU Safety Gate | Not completed | Not read: the page is built by a script ours couldn't read |
Please search EU Safety Gate directly if you live in the EU, or if it matters to you for any other reason. We have no result from it, good or bad.
The three US records
21 July 2009, recall number 09753. LEGO Systems recalled about 1,600 Power Functions IR Speed remote controls, sold separately and as part of the Emerald Night Train kit (K10194) and the Power Functions kit (K8882). The record says the batteries could overheat, which posed a burn hazard. Consumers were told to stop using them and contact LEGO Systems about a replacement. It lists four reports of overheating and no injuries.
20 September 2006, recall number 06262. About 358,000 LEGO EXPLORE Super Trucks, a toy for children from 18 months. The wheels could detach and expose a metal axle, which posed a puncture hazard to young children. The remedy was a refund. The record lists 10 reports of a wheel detaching, with two children seriously injured by the exposed axle. The box of DUPLO bricks packed with the truck was not part of the recall.
10 November 1986, recall number 86069. This one was an exchange. McDonald's and the CPSC asked customers with children younger than three, who had received LEGO Building Sets at McDonald's between 31 October and 7 November, to swap them for DUPLO sets. The hazard listed is choking, from small parts. The notice says no incidents had been reported.
Each record is about the specific product it names. If you own something old and want to act on one of these, go to the CPSC record itself. Contact details in records this old may no longer work.
What these results don't show
A short list is easy to over-read, so here's where I'd be careful.
Our CPSC search matched the word LEGO in recall titles. A record that names the brand only further down wouldn't appear. The same goes for the OPSS result: zero reports for that keyword on that day is all it says.
Each database covers what its own regulator handles. The CPSC records concern products sold in the US, and they don't speak for the UK or the EU. A recall can also be added after the date we looked. Our check is dated for that reason, and we'll need to run it again.
None of this tests anything. Recall records list problems that reached a regulator and were published. An absence of records isn't a finding that a product passed something. We also don't use buyer reviews, forum posts or news sites as a source for warnings on this site, only official databases.
None of the three records concerns one of the 80 sets in our tracker. That's a plain observation about the numbers, and I wouldn't draw a conclusion about current sets from it.
What to do with this
If you're buying for a young child, the age mark and the wording on the box are the things to read. Our guide to age marks and small parts goes through both. For a shortlist of sets with their marks, there's gifts by budget.
If you have a concern about a product you own, contact the regulator in your country or the maker. Don't rely on this page. And if a set you're looking at is listed as leaving LEGO.com, that's a stock matter and has nothing to do with safety: what retiring soon means explains that status.