Summer Infant Recalls Infant Bath Tubs Due to Risk of Impact Injury and Drowning

Active Recall Announced October 6, 2016 CPSC #17007

Quick answer

Summer Infant Recalls Infant Bath Tubs Due to Risk of Impact Injury and Drowning is CPSC recall #17007, announced on October 6, 2016. The CPSC cites the following hazard: 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. The remedy is 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.. Affected brand: Summer Infant, Inc..

Hazard

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.

Affected products

Lil' Luxuries infant bath tubs with fabric slings

Recalled brands

Summer Infant, Inc.

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.

Recall date

October 6, 2016

Categories

Lil' Luxuries infant bath tubs with fabric slings

Frequently asked questions

What is CPSC recall #17007?

CPSC recall #17007 covers Summer Infant Recalls Infant Bath Tubs Due to Risk of Impact Injury and Drowning, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on October 6, 2016. The CPSC cites the following hazard: 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.

What is the remedy for recall #17007?

The CPSC remedy for recall #17007 is 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.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.

I sell this product on Shopify. What do I need to do?

If you sell Summer Infant Recalls Infant Bath Tubs Due to Risk of Impact Injury and Drowning on Shopify, stop selling the affected units immediately, notify customers who purchased them, and consider whether you have a Section 15(b) reporting obligation to the CPSC. RecallDocket helps Shopify merchants identify affected SKUs and prepare the required safety report.

Where is the official CPSC notice for this recall?

The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Summer-Infant-Recalls-Infant-Bath-Tubs. RecallDocket links to it from this page.

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