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Hair Entrapment Danger In Whirlpool Bath Suction Covers

CPSC recall 94120. Recall date: .

CPSC recall 94120 has the recall date 24 Aug 1994. The notice names the firm HydraBaths. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Entrapment. CPSC gives the product type Baths & Bath Accessories.

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CPSC recall 94120: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
August 24, 1994 Release # 94-120 Washington, DC -- CPSC, HydraBaths Inc. of Santa Ana, Calif., is voluntarily recalling its model 20313X, 2031XX, and 203 whirlpool bath suction covers. These covers were manufactured prior to implementation of voluntary industry standards in 1985. HydraBaths estimates that there are about 40,000 whirlpool baths in use that have these suction covers.Whirlpool baths typically have one or two suction openings to draw in and circulate water. Each suction opening should have a cover designed to protect against entrapment of the bather's body parts and hair due to high suction forces. The recalled suction covers, which were not designed with such protection, may entangle a bather's hair into the openings, causing the bather's head to be held under water, which can result in drowning.To date, HydraBaths received two reports of hair entrapments. One entrapment resulted in a drowning death and the other was a near drowning.The recalled round covers can be identified by holes that are slotted or square shaped and larger than 1/8 inch. There are no visible markings on the covers that tell which model they are. The recalled covers were sold nationally before…
ProductHydraBath whirlpool bath suction covers, Baths & Bath Accessories
ManufacturerHydraBaths

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1994: not given
CPSC recalls of 1994
109
Recalls of 1994 with one of the same hazards
4%
Recalls of 1994 in the category Baths & Bath Accessories
1%
Recalls on the register that name HydraBaths
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 94120. https://recallregister.com/product/5571-hair-entrapment-danger-in-whirlpool-bath-suction-covers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 94120 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 94120 has no incident or injury text.