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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Fisher-Price
Current Parent Company: Mattel
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $1,100,000
Year: 2001
Date: June 7, 2001
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y., agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1.1 million to settle CPSC charges that it failed to report serious safety defects with Power Wheels toy vehicles.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: toys
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