Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seats Recalled Due to Breakage and Tip-Over Risk
Dorel Juvenile Group is recalling Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seats because they can break or tip over in non-traditional bathtubs, posing a fall hazard to infants.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where injury (a bruise) has been reported, but no serious injuries or fatalities are documented, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Dorel Juvenile Group is recalling approximately 250,000 Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seats, model number 44301. The seats are white and blue with a swivel seat and elbow cushion, intended for children aged 5 to 10 months. They were sold at discount department and mass merchants from December 2003 through August 2004 for about $20.
The recall is issued because the bath seats are not intended for use with certain non-traditional or sunken bathtubs. In these specific tub types, the seat can break or tip over, causing a child to fall into the water. Dorel Juvenile Group has received nine reports of breakage due to use in non-traditional or sunken bathtubs, as well as 67 other reports of breakage due to handling, assembly, or unknown reasons. One report indicated a child bumped his forehead when a seat tipped over in a non-traditional tub, resulting in a bruise.
Consumers should check the dimensions of their bathtubs. If they have a non-traditional or sunken bathtub outside the specified dimensions, or if they have a broken unit, they should immediately stop using the seat. Consumers should not return the product to retail stores but should contact Dorel Juvenile Group at (888) 698-6681 or visit www.safety1st.com to obtain a $20 rebate toward the purchase of any other Dorel Juvenile Group product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seats
- Manufacturer
- Dorel Juvenile Group, of Columbus, Ind.
- Affected units
- 250,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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