Dorel Juvenile Group · Recalled
CPSC, Dorel Juvenile Group Issue Alert on Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seats
The bath seats are not intended and should not be used with certain non-traditional or sunken bathtubs. In these types of tubs, the bath seat can break, tip over and a child can fall into the water.
- Units
- About 250,000
- Reports
- 9
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $20
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
These Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seats have model number 44301 engraved on the bottom of the base. "Safety 1st" is printed on the front of the units. They are white and blue, have a swivel seat and an elbow cushion on the attachment arm. These seats are intended for use with children from 5 months to 10 months of age.
The file
- Sold at
- Discount department and other mass merchants sold these bath seats, from December 2003 through August 2004, for about $20.
- Product type
- Bathtubs & Seats (Baby)
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Dorel Juvenile Group, of Columbus, Ind.
Incident log
Dorel Juvenile Group has received nine reports of breakage due to use of Tubside Bath Seats in non-traditional or sunken bathtubs. An additional 67 reports of breakage due to handling, assembly and unknown reasons, also were received. There was one report of a child bumping his forehead when a bath seat tipped over in a non-traditional tub, resulting in a bruise.
What the notice says to do
Consumers who have a Tubside Bath Seat should check the dimension of their tubs. If they have a non-traditional or sunken bathtub outside the specified dimensions, or have a broken unit, consumers should immediately stop using the Tubside Bath Seat and contact the firm for information on how to get a $20 rebate toward the purchase of any other Dorel Juvenile Group product. Consumers should not return product to retail stores.
For more information, contact Dorel Juvenile Group at (888) 698-6681 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.safety1st.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated JUL 06 2005; last revised OCT 18 2024.
