Riding Toys, Not Specified
Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.
Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment · CPSC Code 5005
Down 19% over 5 years
The verdict
Riding Toys, Not Specified carry a danger score of 33/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 3,445 ER-treated injuries a year that are declining by about 19% over the last five years.
- 33/100
- danger score (low risk)
- 3,445
- ER visits per year (avg)
- 2.4%
- end in hospital admission
- 0-4
- most-injured age group
Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 5005 - last data year 2024.
PlainSafety danger score
How this 33/100 score is built
The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for riding toys, not specified - no opinion, no editorializing:
- Injury volume3,445 ER visits/yr
- Severity (hospitalization rate)2.4%
- Fatality rate0.01%
- 5-year trend-19%
See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.
What the CPSC Data Shows
Riding Toys, Not Specified (CPSC product code 5005, in the Swimming, Water & Beach Equipment category) generate an estimated 3,445 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 68,890 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 33/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are declining by about 19% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2015 (5,566 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2021 (2,521 estimated visits).
The single most common ER diagnosis for riding toys, not specified is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 11,611 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by laceration to the face (9,947 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 53,045 cases over the NEISS window, and males appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 2.4% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer, and a small fraction (0.01%) result in fatality.
Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 12 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how riding toys, not specified fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.
Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)
Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only
Who Gets Injured?
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 34,327 | 18,718 | |
| 5-14 | 7,478 | 5,301 | |
| 15-24 | 164 | 482 | |
| 25-34 | 45 | 442 | |
| 35-44 | 63 | 507 | |
| 45-54 | 161 | 527 | |
| 55-64 | 71 | 96 | |
| 65-74 | 125 | 269 | |
| 75+ | 79 | 32 |
Most Common Injuries
| Body Part | Diagnosis | Est. Injuries |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Internal Injury | |
| Face | Laceration | |
| Head | Laceration | |
| Mouth | Laceration | |
| Face | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Lower Arm | Fracture | |
| Head | Contusions, Abr. | |
| Elbow | Fracture | |
| Head | Concussion | |
| Mouth | Dental Injury | |
| Upper Arm | Fracture | |
| Wrist | Fracture | |
| Shoulder | Fracture | |
| Elbow | Dislocation | |
| Foot | Contusions, Abr. |
Severity Breakdown
ER Visit Narratives
Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.
35 YOF JAMMED HER RIGHT 4TH FINGER INTO A CHILDS RIDING TOY. DX: ACUTE FRACTURE INVOLVING THE FOURTH METACARPAL
4YOM C/O LACERATION TO CHIN, WAS PLAYING ON A TOY AIRPLANE AND FELL OFF AND HIT HIS CHIN ON THE FLOOR. DX: LACERATION OF CHIN WITHOUT COMPLICATION
23MOF FELL OFF A RIDING TOY DOWN A HILL, HAD HER LEG TRAPPED BEHIND HER.DX: CLOSED NONDISPLACED SPIRAL FRACTURE SHAFT OF THE RIGHT TIBIA.
2 YOF INJ FACE AND CHIN PLAYING ON A TOY CAR FELL AT DAYCARE DX LAC CHIN ;
19 MOM RIDING A TOY AND FELL OFF DX; SCALP AND FACE CONTUSIONS
2YOM, FELL OF RIDING TOY, PUNCTURE WOUND BACK OF HEAD AFTER FALLING DX: FALL, SCALP CONTUSION, SCALP PUNCTURE WOUND
13MOM FELL OFF OF A TOY RIDING TRUCK TO A TILE FLOOR ONTO FACE DX: FACIAL INJURY
2YOF FELL ON THE PLAYGROUND WHILE GETTING OUT OF A TOY CAR STRIKING HEAD ON THE GROUND DX: CONCUSSION
19MOF FELL OFF A RIDING TOY ONTO A WOOD FLOOR. DX: HEAD INJURY
3YOM WAS RIDING ON A TOY CAR WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING OCCIPITAL SCALP AGAINST HARDWOOD FLOOR DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY
16MOM WAS AT HOME TODAY WHEN HE FELL OFF OF HIS SITTING TOY CAR, FORWARD ONTO FOREHEAD. DX: CHI, FOREHEAD BRUISE
2YOM FELL FROM A TOY RIDING CAR TO THE FLOOR AT HOME DX: FRACTURE OF LEFT FOREARM *
Consumer Incident Reports
Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.
My daughter and her friend have each flipped forward while separately riding this Radio Flyer ride-on toy. If a child picks up some speed on the ride-on toy, it can flip forward, and the child can be hurt.
The disney 4 in 1 ride on toy has a ring around it to hold younger children on it while rocking or riding. We have a baby gate on my childs room door so she can safely play in her room and we can watch her easily. The ride on toy was left in my childs room with her for a few minutes. She started screaming and I found her with her head stuck in it and her body on the floor. She must have climbed onto the toy and then her body slipped on the side and under the ring and her head became trapped. I couldn't get her free by pulling her head out (down towards the floor). I had to push her body back up (toward the ceiling/seat) and thus freeing her head. I had to use some force to get her free. She has scrapes on her face, back of her neck and on her arm. She must of had her arm pinned at one point also. She is 15 months old. I did take several pictures of her scrapes and one using a stuffed animal to show her position on the toy when I found her. The picture may make things clearer. I can email the pictures, just let me know where. This toy is always in her room and I never though this would happen. Of course from now on it will not be. My fear is that a child might become trapped in the neck area and strangle. This toy was rated for 12 to 36 months. It was bought at ToysRus and is made by kiddieland. It is the disney princess 4 in 1 rideon.
A child in our preschool program was crossing into the area where the pumper car was being ridden by another child who was going down a small hill. The toy car hit the child that was injured on the back of the heel- causing a severe cut to her Achilles heel which required surgical intervention.
My daughter fell out her Power Wheels Disney Princess Tot Rod by Power Wheels/Fisher Price. She fell out easily and quickly. She has two large scrapes on her face. There is no seatbelt with this product. The recommended age is 12 months and above. My daughter is 13 months I just want other parents to be warned. Thank you.
(04/23/2013) The consumer stated that her child was at the daycare.The consumer stated that she was told that her child was riding the toy and the toy tipped over. Her child tipped over the toy and fell on concrete on her right shoulder and broke her collar bone. The child was taken to Goodnight Pediatrics in Peoria, AZ. They xrayed her shoulder and found out that the child's collarbone was broken. She was referred to the ER at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, AZ. They put the child's arm in a sling. She was also given pain medicine. The consumer stated that she had a follower- up 4/29 at Banner Children Specialist. The specialist looked at the shoulder and said that it was healing just fine.
Consumer stated that the toy train has a funnel that the ball can be dispersed from, her 3.5 year old son got his arm stuck in the funnel and the motor was still running to cause flapping of small parts and was causing discomfort to his fingers. It took her 5-10 minutes at least before she could release his arms from the product. There were no serious injuries just soreness to the arm. Her son was so shook up that he fell asleep (at only 5:30 for the night) after he calmed down. Consumer stated that she is concerned that the toy is geared for 12-36 months, however, her 3.5 yr old almost had a minor injury from this toy. Consumer feels that this toy is a safety hazard and should be reported.
I bought the Schwinn No-Pinch Buckle Infant helmet for my 2 year old daughter last week. Tonight, I found a magnet in my four year old son's pocket. I scoured my house for something that would have this magnet in it, knowing that if my two year old or four year old swallowed it, they could die. I eventually found the Schwinn cover. My husband looked at the helmet and realized that the magnetic no pinch buckle fell apart, before it was even used, and the magnet fell on the floor where my son found it. It could have easily ended up in my infant's mouth.
Barbie car continued a fan over child's arm even though she was no longer in the car.
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Product Recalls
Search for active and past recalls related to riding toys, not specified on the CPSC website.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dangerous are riding toys, not specified?
Based on 20 years of CPSC data, riding toys, not specified have a danger score of 33/100 (low risk). An estimated 3,445 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.
What are the most common injuries from riding toys, not specified?
The most common injury is internal injury to the head, accounting for approximately 11,611 injuries over 20 years.
Are injuries from riding toys, not specified increasing or decreasing?
Down 19% over 5 years.
Who is most at risk for riding toys, not specified injuries?
The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 53,045 cases recorded over 20 years. Males are more frequently injured in this age group.
What happens when someone is injured by riding toys, not specified?
Of all ER visits involving riding toys, not specified, approximately 2.4% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.7%) are treated and released from the emergency department.
How can I report a safety problem with riding toys, not specified?
You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.
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What this means for you
Treat the 33/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.
- See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
- Injuries cluster in the 0-4 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
- Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls
NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.
Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, scored, and verified.