Recall of Baby Bathers

Mother’s Touch/Deluxe Baby Bathers are being recalled by Summer Infant because the folding frame can disengage from the side hinge if the bather is lifted or carried with a baby in it. This means the baby could drop from the bather, posing obvious hazards.

The products involved in this recall are Summer Infant baby bathers with a small, nearly square blue or pink plastic base measuring about 13 ½ inches long by 12 ½ inches wide. They have the following model numbers (bathers sold in Canada will have only the top set of model numbers). You can find the model numbers either on the side of the unit near the warning label, or on the front near the wash instructions. Some units have more than one model number – you should also note that model numbers with an extra letter at the end are also included in this recall.

Recalled Summer Infant Baby Bathers
Model Numbers
08020, 08050, 08054, 08070, 08401, 08409, 08404, 08405, 08650, 08655, 08659, 08754, 08940, 08944
18004, 18040, 18049, 18050, 18120, 18125, 18129, 18254, 18360, 18375, 18379, 18390, 18394, 18440, 18445, 18449, 18470, 18475, 18479
38510, 38515, 38750, 38755

These bathers were sold from September 2004 through November 2011 for between $15 and $30 both in stores and online.

If you have one of these bathers, please stop using it and contact Summer Infant for a free repair kit, which will include a locking strap and instructions. But please note that you should NEVER lift and carry a baby in one of these bathers, even with the locking strap in place.

You can contact Summer Infant at (800) 426-8627 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday (in the US) or at 1-800-426-4627 between 8 AM and 5 PM ET Monday through Friday (in Canada).

Please DON’T take the bather back to the store you bought it from because the retailer will not have the repair kit.