OAK BROOK, Ill. -- September 26, 2007 -- RC2 Corporation today announced that it is voluntarily recalling five Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway items due to levels of lead in surface paint that may exceed U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission requirements. Since the Company's recall announced in June of 2007, more than 1,500 individual Thomas & Friends toy styles have been retested to ensure their safety. This testing led to five additional discoveries that has prompted this voluntary recall. In total, this recall affects up to 200,000 units in the United States and an additional 69,000 units distributed outside the U.S. There have been no reports of illness or injury related to any of the recalled toys. The recalled toys were all manufactured before April 30, 2007.

"On behalf of everyone at RC2, let me personally apologize for the worry an additional recall creates for parents everywhere," said Curt Stoelting, RC2's chief executive officer. "We deeply regret the burden that recalling toys creates for parents, but we believe parents should be assured of two things: First, that the Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway toys they already have are safe and, second, that the new toys in stores are safe."

The items subject to recall include two toy vehicles and three accessories:

• The all-black cargo car included in the Brendam Fishing Dock Set. No other cargo cars are included in the recall, including all-black cargo cars sold in sets other than the Brendam Fishing Dock Set. Recalled all-black cargo cars from the Brendam Fishing Dock Set can be identified by either the absence of a tracking code or one of the following tracking codes on the car's underside.

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• Toad vehicle with a brake lever, which can be identified by a single tracking code, 1656OW00, on its underside. No other Toad vehicles are included in the recall, as each of these vehicles has a different tracking code.

• An olive green Sodor cargo box accessory included in the Deluxe Cranky the Crane Set. This accessory did not in the past carry a tracking code. RC2 is asking consumers to return any olive green Sodor cargo box produced as part of the Deluxe Cranky the Crane Set between January 2006 and December 2006. Current production of this accessory has a tracking code on the underside and is not included in the recall. Therefore any olive green Sodor cargo box with a tracking code on it is not subject to the recall. No other Sodor cargo boxes are included in the recall, including those sold in sets other than the Deluxe Cranky the Crane Set.

• The all-green maple tree top and signal base accessories included in the Conductor's Figure 8 Set. Because these accessories did not in the past carry tracking codes, RC2 is asking consumers to return any all-green maple tree tops and signal bases produced as part of the Conductor's Figure 8 Set from March 2006 to April 2007. Current production of these accessories has tracking codes and if the tree or signal base has a tracking code on it then it is not included in the recall.

"To assure that the toys families already have are safe, more than 1,500 individual Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway toy styles were retested," added Stoelting. "By casting this wide net, we discovered that five additional items were potentially unsafe, and they are being recalled today." The Company worked in full cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to voluntarily recall the five additional Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway items.

"We've learned from our own experience and that of other toy companies and have established significant additional safeguards to ensure that our toys are safe," Stoelting said, "Since June, RC2 has instituted its Multi-Check Toy Safety System to reduce potential future risks to children and preserve parents' trust."

The Multi-Check Toy Safety System, which helps assure parents that new toys are safe, includes:

• Increased scope and frequency of testing of both incoming materials and finished products, including testing of finished products from every production run
• Tougher certification program for contract manufacturers and paint suppliers, including evidence that toy safety standards and quality control procedures are in place and operating effectively
• Mandatory paint control procedures for contract manufacturers, including certified independent lab test results of every batch of wet paint before the paint is released for production
• Increased random inspections and audits of both manufacturers and their suppliers, including semi-annual audits and quarterly random inspections for key suppliers
• Zero tolerance for compromise on RC2 specifications reinforced by mandatory vendor compliance seminars and signed agreements

Complete recall information and assistance in identifying the recalled toys is available on RC2's recall website http://recalls.rc2.com or from RC2's Consumer Care Center, which can be reached toll-free at (866) 725-4407. As part of its public outreach efforts, RC2 is notifying retailers to remove the recalled items from their inventories and also is sending letters to families who may have received one or more of the recalled items directly from the Company.

About RC2 Corporation

RC2 Corporation (www.rc2.com) is a leading designer, producer and marketer of innovative, high-quality toys, collectibles, and infant products that are targeted to consumers of all ages. RC2's infant, toddler and preschool products are marketed under its Learning Curve® (www.learningcurve.com) family of brands which includes The First Years® by Learning Curve and Lamaze brands as well as popular and classic licensed properties such as Thomas & Friends™, Bob the Builder™, Winnie the Pooh, John Deere, Nickelodeon and Sesame Street. RC2 markets its youth and adult products under the Johnny Lightning® (www.johnnylightning.com) and Ertl® (www.ertl.com) brands. RC2 reaches its target consumers through multiple channels of distribution supporting more than 25,000 retail outlets throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia Pacific.