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Product Recall Number: 12-247

Why was Bumbo Baby Seats recalled?

Babies can maneuver out of or fall from the Bumbo seat, posing a risk of serious injuries.

Bumbo Baby Seats
Here's product recall specific data for Bumbo Baby Seats.

  • Product Recall Number: 12-247

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2012-08-14

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Bumbo Baby Seats

  • Description: Babies can maneuver out of or fall from the Bumbo seat, posing a risk of serious injuries. CPSC and Bumbo are aware of reports of skull fractures.

  • Hazard Description: Babies can maneuver out of or fall from the Bumbo seat, posing a risk of serious injuries.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 4 million in the U.S. Note: In October 2007, 1 million Bumbo seats were voluntarily recalled to provide additional warnings against use on raised surfaces.

  • Incidents: CPSC and Bumbo International know of at least 50 incidents after the October 2007 voluntary recall in which babies fell from a Bumbo seat while it was being used on a raised surface. Nineteen of those incidents included reports of skull fractures. CPSC and Bumbo International are aware of an additional 34 post-recall reports of infants who fell out or maneuvered out of a Bumbo seat used on the floor or at an unknown elevation, resulting in injury. Two of these incidents involved reports of skull fractures, while others reported bumps, bruises and other minor injuries.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the product until they order and install a free repair kit, which includes: a restraint belt with a warning label, installation instructions, safe use instructions and a new warning sticker. The belt should always be used when a child is placed in the seat. Even with the belt, the seat should never be used on any raised surface. Consumers should also immediately stop using Bumbo seat covers that interfere with the installation and use of the belt. A video demonstrating proper installation of the restraint belt and proper use of the Bumbo seat are available at www.BumboUSA.com

  • Sold At: Sears, Target, Toys R Us (including Babies R Us), USA Babies, Walmart, and various other toy and children's stores nationwide, and various online sellers, from August 2003 through August 2012 for between $30 and $50.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Bumbo International Trust, of South Africa

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: South Africa

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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