Summer Infant Recalls to Repair Baby Bathers Due to Fall and Head Injury Hazard Consumers should order free repair kit
CPSC recall 12262. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
When the bather is lifted and/or carried with an infant in it, its folding wire frame can suddenly disengage from the side hinge, dropping the baby out of the bather, posing a fall hazard and a risk of serious head injury to infants.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the bathers and contact Summer Infant for a free repair kit that includes a locking strap and instructions. Note: Even with the new locking strap installed, the baby bather product should never be used to lift and carry an infant.
CPSC recall 12262 has the recall date 29 Aug 2012. The notice names the firm Summer Infant. The recall has about 2,000,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2012 has 7,800 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fall. CPSC gives the product type Baby Baths and Bathinettes.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC and Summer Infant have received seven reports of incidents in the U.S., including five reports of infants suffering head injuries from falls from the bathers. Four children between two weeks and two months old received skull fractures, including one that required intensive care for bleeding on the brain. The fifth child received a bump to the head requiring emergency room treatment. |
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| Units | 2,000,000 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | This recall involves Summer Infant baby bathers with a small, nearly square blue or pink plastic base measuring about 13 ½ inches long by 12 ½ inches wide and with the following model numbers listed below. Model numbers are located either on the side of the baby bather near the warning label or on the front near the wash instructions. Some units have multiple model numbers. Model numbers with an additional letter at the end of the model number are also included in this recall. Recalled Summer Infant Baby Bathers Model Numbers 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 The bathers have adjustable side hinges with five rivets each and a white wire frame with a mesh fabric sling seat and two or three positions for the seats. Some also have a head support cushion. The fabric seat comes in various colors including white, blue, green, yellow and orange with fish, turtles, butterflies, frogs, flowers and duck patterns. Bathers manufactured since July 2007 include the warning… |
| Product | Mother's Touch/Deluxe Baby Bathers, About 2 million in the United States and an additional 65,000 in Canada, Baby Baths and Bathinettes |
| Sold at | Mass merchandise stores nationwide and on the Web from September 2004 through November 2011 for between $15 and $30. |
| Manufacturer | Summer Infant Inc |
| Made in | China |
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- Hazard: Fall
- Hazard: Head injury
- Category: Baby Baths and Bathinettes
- CPSC recalls of 2012
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 2,000,000Median of 2012: 7,800
- CPSC recalls of 2012
- 310
- Recalls of 2012 with one of the same hazards
- 28%
- Recalls of 2012 in the category Baby Baths and Bathinettes
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Summer Infant
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2016 | Summer Infant Recalls Infant Bath Tubs Due to Risk of Impact Injury and Drowning |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 12262The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 12262. https://recallregister.com/product/1127-summer-infant-recalls-to-repair-baby-bathers-due-to-fall-and-head-inju/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 12262 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC and Summer Infant have received seven reports of incidents in the U.S., including five reports of infants suffering head injuries from falls from the bathers. Four children between two weeks and two months old received skull fractures, including one that required intensive care for bleeding on the brain. The fifth child received a bump to the head requiring emergency room treatment.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Mass merchandise stores nationwide and on the Web from September 2004 through November 2011 for between $15 and $30.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 12262?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 12262?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 2 million in the United States and an additional 65,000 in Canada