Light & Sound Fire Truck

by International Playthings

Product Features

• This fire truck features a light bar that shines and sounds a siren!
• It also has 8 compartment doors, 2 cab doors, dual rear wheels, removable axles, adjustable suspension, detailed chassis and working steering
• Includes 1 fire fighter figure, truck, rescue basket, hoses, fire extinguishers, ax, flashlight and more!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 16 x 14 inches ; 3.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BKK7QQ
• Item model number: MW8642
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 8 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 8 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,433 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Light and Sound Fire Truck

Product Description

8 compartment doors, 2 cab doors and hood opens for added play value.Includes 1 firefighter, rescue blanket, hoses, fire extinguishers, flashlight & more

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A mixed review, January 15, 2007

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Jewel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Light & Sound Fire Truck (Toy)

I have mixed feelings about this toy. In addition to the firetruck (which really looks more like a rescue vehicle) I purchased other Mighty World toys for my 4 year old for Christmas around this same fire theme so I might be reviewing more than one. While my son really likes the truck it has way too many removable parts. I feel like the company is trying to make this a construction toy when it really isn't. I would buy Playmobil if that is what you are looking for. There is a kit to change the height of the truck to raise it a little bit. An incredible amount of work for little return. Pieces come off the truck for no apparent reason. There are alot of small parts, some very useful and interesting but others have no real use. There is an oxygen tank but no way for a firefighter to wear it. Many of the small pieces that are meant to be held by the figure are impossible to get into the hand of the figure (by an adult as well as a child). The wheels come off as they do not snap into place. The firefighters all have mean expressions on their faces and are all men (maybe because they have no hair as it can't be accomodated under the helmet). I would not recommend this toy if you have younger kids in the house. Even if you put away the small pieces there are way too many removable pieces or pieces that can be unintentionally pulled off the truck. All that aside, my son loves the truck and plays with it often.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too difficult for a 3 yr old. Parts not durable., April 27, 2007

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C. Jacquet "colliedo" (Ct. USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Light & Sound Fire Truck (Toy)

I can hardly believe this toy is slated for a [...] Two intelligent adults couldn't figure out how to change the suspension feature. We found the parts too delicate, too breakable and too difficult to function even for an adult. The doors on the truck are way too difficult to open, having no purchase on the handle and the hood requires a sort of pulling-out and swinging-up motion to open which is too subtle for a young child. Also the tools are hard to fit into the firemen's hands.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Send out the Clean up crews, January 24, 2007

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C. Frank "fun mom" (Lowell, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Light & Sound Fire Truck (Toy)

I purchased this item for my 4, almost 5 year old. It is way over his head...not surprisingly as it is almost over mine. As stated in another review, this looks more like a rescue vehicle than a firetruck...also...the multiple pieces that come with this toy make it that much more of an advanced toy...not really for a 3 year old. The manufacter recommended age is 36 months to 8 years. I would say more like 6 to 8 years and no less. I almost feel like it is a collectors item that should be sitting on a shelf...so you don't lose it's parts...but I do not think the manufactuer's intended it to be so. Unless your child is a perfectionist and super detailed...this really isn't the toy for them (in my opinion, of course).