CPSC recall 17-007, announced October 6, 2016, covers Summer Infant Lil' Luxuries infant bath tubs with fabric slings (about 86,000 units). Fabric slings on the recalled infant bath tubs can detach from the tub, posing a risk of impact injury and drowning. The notice cites 91 incident reports. Consumers should immediately stop using the fabric sling in the recalled product and contact Summer Infant for a replacement fabric sling with a white plastic attachment clip. Recall contact: call 844-612-4254, or go to www.summerinfant.com.
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Which products are included?
This recall involves Lil' Luxuries Whirlpool, Bubbling Spa & Shower with fabric slings. The infant bath tub is a battery-operated whirlpool bath with motorized jets intended for use with children from birth to 2 years. The product contains a fabric sling on a plastic frame onto which the infant is placed for bathing. The fabric sling on the recalled bath tubs does not have a white plastic attachment clip to hold the headrest area of the fabric sling to the plastic frame. Recalled bath tubs have item numbers 18840, 18850, 18863, and 18873 and were sold between October 2012 and October 2013 with date codes starting with 1210, 1211, 1212, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, and 1308, which stand for the two-digit year followed by the two-digit month, on the fabric sling.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
Fabric slings on the recalled infant bath tubs can detach from the tub, posing a risk of impact injury and drowning.
Incidents and injuries
CPSC and Summer Infant have received reports of 91 incidents of the sling detaching, including 11 reports of infants who received a bump to the head.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the fabric sling in the recalled product and contact Summer Infant for a replacement fabric sling with a white plastic attachment clip.
Product and sales details
- Brand
- Summer Infant
- Recall number
- 17-007
- Units
- About 86,000
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- Toys R Us/Babies R Us and other juvenile product specialty stores nationwide from October 2012 through October 2013 for about $60. CPSC and Summer Infant warn consumers that these tubs could have been and could continue to be sold on the secondhand market.
- Importer
- Summer Infant, Inc., of Woonsocket, R.I.
- Distributor
- Summer Infant, Inc., of Woonsocket, R.I.
Recall contact information
Summer Infant toll free at 844-612-4254 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET on Friday, or online at www.summerinfant.com and click on "Safety Alerts & Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.
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