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A popular bluetooth speaker for toddlers and young children was recalled today, April 11, due its potential to overheat and possibly catch on fire. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and brand issued the recall of the Yoto Mini, saying that the lithium-ion battery “can overheat and catch fire, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers.”
More than 250,000 of the Yoto Mini devices were sold in the U.S., and another nearly 19,000 in Canada.
The Yoto Mini recalled units were sold nationwide from November 2021 through April 2024 at major retailers, such as Amazon, Maisonette and Target.
The Yoto Mini is the smaller version of the Yoto series of kiddie speakers, all of which are lightweight and portable. This one is particularly light, making it easy to carry in the palm of a child’s hand. The speakers use Yoto Card inserts to play children’s stories, podcasts, nursery rhymes and more—and they can also operate via a parental app.
Yoto players are designed to be used by children ages 3 and up, or caregivers can operate the device to play stories and sounds for younger children. The ability to play white noise and other soothing features, such as bedtime stories, means the device is positioned as useful at nighttime in a child’s room when adult caregivers may not be present.
CPSC advised consumers to “immediately stop using the recalled speakers,” and to “take them away from children.” Consumers should contact Yoto to receive a free replacement smart charging cable that is designed to charge the battery in a safer manner and prevent overcharging and thus overheating. The brand said in a statement that it is no longer working with the previous Yoto Mini battery supplier.
While no injuries were reported to the CPSC, the Yoto Mini recall advisory said that Yoto received seven consumer reports of the speaker overheating or melting.
The brand said that no other Yoto products were impacted.
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