Fisher-Price Recall: Choking Hazard Sparks Class Action Lawsuit Over SnugaPuppy Activity Center

Fisher-Price and Mattel face a proposed class action lawsuit after the recall of more than 15,000 Fisher-Price 3-in-1 SnugaPuppy Activity Centers whose detachable tissue box toys pose a choking hazard.

The 16-page Fisher-Price lawsuit alleges the activity centers are “dangerously unsafe” for infants because the tissue box toy can fall apart and expose small support brackets, putting young children at risk of choking and death. 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) stated in its April 10 recall announcement that Fisher-Price has received at least one report of the toy attachment coming apart and an infant placing the small support bracket in their mouth.

The recalled tissue box toys were included with roughly 15,300 Fisher-Price 3-in-1 SnugaPuppy Activity Centers, model number HLV78, sold for about $130 between November 2022 and February 2025, the CPSC notice says. The model number for each toy is located on the underside of the table, near the Fisher-Price logo, the case shares.

“The tissue box toy is white with red decorations and has ‘tissues’ made of a sensory cloth with a black and white wiggly striped pattern on one side, and a yellow/green with raised spots pattern on the other,” the announcement describes.

The complaint chides the toy giants for allegedly falsely advertising the activity centers as safe. Per the case, consumers were misled into purchasing a product they would have avoided had they known about the potential choking risks posed to children.

April 2025 Fisher-Price recall

According to the case, Fisher-Price and Mattel were aware of the tissue box toy choking hazard since at least November 2022 yet continued to sell the product through February of this year without providing any warning or disclosures to consumers.

The filing argues that the defendants unjustly profited from the sale of the activity centers during the period leading up to their “delayed” April 10 recall. Meanwhile, consumers have suffered financial damages given that the safety risk posed by the Fisher-Price SnugaPuppy Activity Center has rendered the product “completely worthless” or, at the very least, significantly diminished in value, the suit contends.

Indeed, the CPSC has urged consumers to immediately stop using the recalled tissue box toy, remove it from the activity center and keep it away from children.

Per the complaint, consumers have been instructed to contact Fisher-Price for a free replacement. To receive the replacement, consumers must permanently mark the tissue box toy with an “X” according to Fisher-Price’s instructions and submit a photo of the marked toy online, the case relays.

Affected consumers can visit this page to begin the Fisher-Price toy recall process.

Fisher-Price and Mattel are accused of unjust enrichment, negligence and violations of a New York law that prohibits businesses from engaging in “deceptive acts and practices.”

Who’s covered by the Fisher-Price tissue box toy recall lawsuit?

The Fisher-Price tissue box toy recall lawsuit looks to represent all United States residents who purchased or used a Fisher-Price 3-in-1 SnugaPuppy Activity Center that was distributed or sold by the defendants from November 2022 through April 10, 2025.

How do I join the Fisher-Price class action lawsuit?

There’s nothing you need to do to join or add your name to the proposed class action suit at this time. It’s usually only in the event of a class action settlement that consumers who are covered by the suit, called class members, have an opportunity to file a claim for their share of the deal.

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