WASHINGTON – It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.

That was the message Wednesday as the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of several hazardous toys and warned against purchasing other unsafe items, such as out-of-date cribs and baby walkers, at thrift stores and yard sales.

“People need to be very careful what they buy,” said commission Chairman Hal Stratton. “You need to get to know toys. It’s your obligation as a parent.”

Stratton announced the voluntary recalls of a Nikko radio-controlled truck, a Tek Nek Toys ride-on truck and a Mattel model Batmobile. The radio-controlled truck contains a circuit board that can overheat and catch fire; the ride-on truck has a loose screw and nut unit that reportedly caused an 18-month-old to choke to death; and the Batmobile has sharp points that have led to cuts and punctures.

The Batmobile went through tests for “every possible safety technique and human factor,” said Mattel spokeswoman Sara Rosales. However, once the company received 14 complaints of injury, it changed the product and replaced the pointy wings on already-purchased Batmobiles with more rounded ones.

Old and unsafe products for children that have since been discontinued turn up for sale when parents decide to get rid of them at garage sales or donate them to charity. Stratton said 70 percent of thrift stores sell at least one hazardous product.