Recall Alert! Summer Infant Baby Bathers
This afternoon, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada recalled over 2 million Summer Infant Baby Bathers. The recall comes after a series of reports of babies falling from the tub after the folding wire frame disengaged from the side hinge, leading to serious head injuries.
The recalled bather was sold at mass merchandise stores nationwide and on the Web from September 2004 through November 2011 for between $15 and $30.
You can find the model number on either on the side of the baby bather near the warning label or on the front near the wash instructions. The following numbers are included in the recall:
08020
08050
08054
08070
08401
08409
08404
08405
08650
08655
08659
08754
08940
08944
18004
18040
18049
18050
18120
18125
18129
18254
18360
18375
18379
18390
18394
18440
18445
18449
18470
18475
18479
38510
38515
38750
38755
Model numbers with an additional letter at the end of the model number are also included in this recall.
Do you own this bather? Stop using the product immediately and contact Summer Infant for a free repair kit that includes a locking strap and instructions. The manufacturers note that even with the new locking strap installed, the baby bather product should never be used to lift and carry an infant. For additional information, contact Summer Infant at (800) 426-8627 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.summerinfant.com/batherrepairkit.
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I used this bather for my infant son just a few months ago…I hated it. Even at 6 weeks old he was wiggly and there was no strap or anything. I’ve even told women in the baby aisle looking at this bather to not even buy it. I love a lot of Summer products but not this bather. Sorry.
Ugh!! I just gave this to someone as a baby gift!
I used this bather twice and decided it was easier for me to get in the tub with her.
i love mine and my son does just fine in his
I agree 100%. My son is 4 months old and he loves it. I have had no problems with it at all. when I put it together and get it ready for bath time, I check it myself, and it doesn’t feel or look right I don’t use it. I believe it is called “common sense”. I am on your side Tasha.
I have one and I actually really like it. My baby is 5 months old and I have been using it since he was born. I haven’t had any problems with the seat but I also don’t carry my baby in it. Use common sense people!
Where can we return this??
Its really easy to just lay a towel in the bottom of the bathtub to put your baby on to bathe them. Simple safe easy and cheap.
We have used one similar to this for 8+ months now. It has worked fine. Our baby has been wiggly at times but I just hold on to her. Putting her in this made it much easier to bathe with her when my husband was working.
I stopped using this bath seat last week, after my 3 month old decided it would be funny to poop during her bath. I switched to a blue plastic tub, not sure of the brand, and told my boyfriend that I liked it better, because our daughter could wiggle away from me so easily in the summer infant one. I’m so glad I have my backup bath seat!
I really like this bather. My son does like to kick a lot in the water but, I’ve never had a problem with it. I will obtain the repair kit & continue to use it.
I have a newer model and absolutely love it. Parents who don’t follow the directions, like picking the child up in the bather, cause such recalls. It is designed to be stationary and not to be moved. If it collapsed in the tub there would not be enough velocity to cause traumatic injury. People need to read manufactures instructions that is why they write them.
Oh my gosh my son had that when he was a baby (2yrs ago) had it from newborn till 1yrs old. I wouldnt let him be in it with out me in the tub also. This is crazy!
This bather made me very nervous! I never trusted it. It folded on the hinge, didn’t hold my baby in there securely and the headpiece pillow thing began to smell after a bit and the smell transfered to my daughter’s hair. (the little that she had)
I was putting mine up for a yard sale but going to hold off until I get the safety strap….I did not like using it either, after about 3 months of use I put it away.
I just gave my daughters away. I hated it!!! My daughter would scoots right to the bottom and either flip it or almost fall of!!
clicking on the link to the repair kit will give you more information. These incidents were because people were carrying their children in the baby her. I would have never even thought of doing that, I love this bather it is 10 times better than what I was able to get when my 12 your old was an infant. I plan to continue using the bather.
I love this bather. I used it for my daughter till she was almost a year old because she just loved laying in it. It is strong and comfortable and doesnt slide around in the tub. I didnt like the hard plastic tubs so this was a great choice. We are expecting in Dec so I will use this for our son too. I just called the company and they will have the security strap to me in a few days. Nice customer service. I have never carried my daughter in this so I dont know why anyone would do that. I would recommend this bather!
I used it for my daughter as a newborn until she was big enough to sit up well on her own; at which point i switched to a plastic tub where she could splash around. I never had a problem with it and found it quite comfortable for her and me. Sturdiness never seemed an issue. In fact, it was usually a pain to close so i never worried it would unhinge on it’s own. And as was already mentioned, i would never pick it up with the baby still in…or any other baby seat for that matter.
I much preferred this bather than a infant tub! We originally got it when we were on vacation and needed something for our 2 month old. We took it home and used it until he was sitting up and then just used the big boy tub. It clearly states that you are not supposed to pick it up with your child in it, and honestly it should be common sense! We plan on using it with baby #3 due in March.
I had registered for this bather because it was small and compact. I only used it a couple times and returned it for a different brand and type. When the baby is sitting in it, under where their low back is, there is this plastic piece that sticks up, I would notice a red mark on my daughers back after taking her out of the tub and figured out that is where she was getting it from ;0(