CPSC Recall in 2017: Squatty Potty Recalls Children’s Toilet Step Stools Due to Injury and Fall Hazards

Updated on January 18, 2026.

See the recall details below. You can also see similar information for other consumer product recalls in 2017.

Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 18-066

Date: December 19, 2017

Product Name: Children’s toilet step stools

Recall Description:

This recall involves the SquattyPottymus children’s toilet step stools used to assist a child in reaching a toilet seat. The plastic step stools measure about 15.8 by 16.8 by 10 inches and were sold individually or as a part of a set, which included a toilet seat and decorative stickers. The step stool is designed to look like a gray hippopotamus with blue or purple eyes. It has a height-adjusting aqua blue hat top step and cut-outs that function as handles on each side.

Hazard Description:

The top removable step (hat) on the recalled children’s toilet step stools can detach while a child is standing on it, posing injury and fall hazards.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 2,400

Incidents:

Squatty Potty has received two reports of children falling from the toilet step stool, resulting in one child hitting her chin on the toilet and biting the inside of her mouth causing her to bleed. Another child fell and hit his head on a wall.

Sold At:

Online at squattypotty.com and Amazon.com from September 2017 through November 2017 for about $50

Manufactured In:

China