The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·18015·Announced 2017-10-24

Fisher-Price Recalls Soothing Motions Seats Due to Fire Hazard

Fisher-Price is recalling Soothing Motions Seats because the motor housing can overheat, posing a fire hazard. No injuries have been reported.

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 fire hazard with one reported fire incident, but no injuries have been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Fisher-Price is recalling approximately 63,000 Soothing Motions Seats and Smart Connect Soothing Motions Seats sold in the United States, with an additional 2,000 units sold in Canada. The recall involves model numbers CMR35, CMR36, CMR37, and DYH22, as well as model number CMR39 for the Smart Connect version. These seats bounce, sway, vibrate, play sounds, and feature an overhead mobile.

The recall is due to a fire hazard caused by the motor housing overheating. Fisher-Price has received 36 reports of the product overheating, including one report of a fire contained within the motor housing. No injuries have been reported.

The affected seats were sold at BuybuyBaby, Target, Toys R Us, Walmart, and other stores nationwide, as well as online at Amazon.com and other websites, from November 2015 through October 2017. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled seats and contact Fisher-Price for a full refund.

The recalled product

Product
Soothing Motions Seats
Manufacturer
Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.
Category
Consumer Product — Infant Furniture
Hazard
Affected units
63,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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