State Farm® Recalls Good Neigh Bears® Due to Choking Hazard
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2009-03-17). Hazards: choking. About 800,000 units in the US and 27,000 in Canada.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 09156 |
| Published | 2009-03-17 |
| Last updated | 2014-06-13 |
| Product category | Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed |
| Products | State Farm Good Neigh Bears |
| Firm named in the title | State Farm® |
| Firms | State Farm, of Bloomington, Ill. (distributor) |
| Manufactured in | China |
| Units (US) | 800,000 |
| Units (Canada) | 27,000 |
| Hazard classes | choking |
| Remedy classes | dispose |
| Sold | The bears were given away free through State Farm agents and at State Farm sponsored events from September 2005 through March 2007. |
Description
This recall involves the 11-inch (28 cm) and 18-inch (46 cm) State Farm Good Neigh Bears with plastic eyes. The bears are brown and wear a white and red State Farm shirt.
Hazard
The eyes on these bears can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately take these bears away from young children and discard them.
Incidents and injuries
State Farm received one report of the plastic eye of a bear coming off and a child placing it in her mouth. No injuries have been reported.
Machine access
This record, with every extracted field, the source record (contact text and images withheld) and provenance: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/product-recalls/cpsc-09156. Look up a model number or UPC with /v1/product-recalls/lookup?code=…. About the dataset · free and paid keys.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice (US Government work). Not affiliated with or endorsed by CPSC. Structured by Data Foundry (product-recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-28. Always confirm with the agency notice.