CPSC Recall in 2012: Summer Infant Recalls to Repair Baby Bathers Due to Fall and Head Injury Hazard Consumers should order free repair kit

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 12-262

Date: August 29, 2012

Product Name: Mother's Touch/Deluxe Baby Bathers

Recall Description:

Babies can fall out of the Summer Infant bather when being lifted or carried. Four skull fractures reported. Never use to lift and carry your baby.

Hazard Description:

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.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Repair

Units: About 2 million in the United States and an additional 65,000 in Canada

Incidents:

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.

Sold At:

Mass merchandise stores nationwide and on the Web from September 2004 through November 2011 for between $15 and $30.

Manufactured In:

China