Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Fisher-Price
Current Parent Company:
Mattel
Penalty:
$1,100,000
Year:
2001
Date:
June 7, 2001
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 Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
California
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Parent:
toys
Source of Data:
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Parent company note:
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