Pagoda International Footwear CARS Fleece Clog Children’s Shoes

What went wrong

The notice saysThe shoe has four decorative wheels that can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

The federal small parts rule sets how small a detached piece has to be to count as a choking risk for children under three. Most shoe recalls in this group came after a firm learned that a decoration was coming off; many notices mention only a few reports. Decorations that look sturdy can still loosen with wear, so the notice’s style details are the thing to match.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThis recall involves the Buster Brown & Co. "CARS" fleece clog children’s shoes. The shoe is a red plastic molded clog with fleece lining and is designed to resemble a car. They were sold in infant sizes 4 to 6 and toddler sizes 7 to 11. The infant-size shoes have a strap in the back. Each side of the shoe has two red and black decorative wheels and the number "95". "Buster Brown & Co." and "Disney" are printed on a tag sewn inside the shoe.

The notice gives no style numbers or barcodes, so you match on what it does give: the brand and style (CARS Fleece Clog Children’s Shoes), the sizes (infant sizes 4 to 6), the sale period (September 2008 to March 2009), the store (Walmart) and the “made in” label (China). If a detail does not line up, the recall contact below can confirm.

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyCustomers should immediately take this product away from children and return it to the nearest Wal-Mart store for a full refund.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: For additional information, contact Buster Brown & Co. toll-free at (888) 869-1044 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday and between 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, visit the website at www.busterbrownshoes.com, or send an email to [email protected]

The recall is 17 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 17 years ago. A child who wore these at the time has long outgrown them, yet sandals like these keep circulating through younger siblings, swaps and thrift racks. The notice gives a phone number, an email address and a website for the firm; details that old may have changed, and the CPSC notice stays online as the record.

How this recall compares

• With about 73,000 units, this is the 21st largest of the 95 footwear recalls in our archive that give a U.S. unit count. The median recall in the archive covers about 7,200 units, so this one is well above typical size.
• 41 other footwear recalls in the archive cite the same kind of hazard (choking), 41 of them in children’s footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 1993.
• The notice puts the sales window at about 7 months (September 2008 to March 2009), against a median of 7 months across recalls that state one. The recall came 1 month after the last sale date.
• The notice gives a price of $6 to $13. For sandals, clogs and flip-flops in the archive the typical stated price is about $24, so this pair sat at the cheaper end of its group.
• The notice cites 1 report before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2009 brought 9 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 1,926,500 units in all. This was the 4th of the year by date and the 4th largest by units.
• The notice names the decorative wheel as the part that fails. 1 other footwear recall in the archive names the same part in its hazard statement; the most recent is Buster Brown & Co.'s Clog Children’s Shoes (2009).
• Sold at Walmart. 2 other footwear recalls in the archive also list Walmart as a seller; the most recent is Buster Brown & Co.'s Clog Children’s Shoes (2009).
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• 1 report on about 73,000 units works out to roughly 1.4 reports per 100,000 units. The median across the 55 recalls that give both figures is 16, so this recall drew fewer reports per pair than most.
• At the stated price, the 73,000 units come to roughly $690,000 of retail sales.

Comparisons use the 103 footwear recalls in our archive, read from the CPSC recall database on October 20, 2026. See data and methods.