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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2003-02-27

CPSC, The First Years® Inc. Announce New Safety Instructions to Prevent Injuries for Combo Baby Tubs/Step Stools

Is my product affected?

2-In-1 Fold-Away Tub and Step Stools

  • Brand The First Years Inc., of Avon, Mass.

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

The First Years® Inc. has announced a safety issue with its 2-In-1 Fold-Away Tub and Step Stool (model number 3141) manufactured in 1999 or 2000. When the product is used as a bathtub, babies' body parts can be pinched if the footrest is not fully extended and clicked firmly into place. The affected tubs have a turquoise lid with "the first years" lettering, a purple pad on the seat back, and white base and footrest, with the manufacturing year shown as a tiny clock symbol on the underside of the base.

Consumers who own this product should stop using it as a bathtub immediately until they receive revised safety instructions. The remedy is to contact The First Years to request free revised instructions and a warning label to attach to the product.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

When used as a tub, babies' body parts can be pinched if the product's footrest is not fully extended, so that it clicks into place firmly.

What should I do?

Consumers should not use the bathtub until they receive revised instructions on the use of the tub to prevent the pinching hazard. Consumers should contact The First Years to receive free revised instructions and a warning label to attach to the product.

Details from the source

These "2-In-1 Fold-Away Tub and Step Stools," have model number 3141 written on the underside of the base. The product is a folding baby bathtub that can be used as a step stool for an older child. In the step stool position, the top of the turquoise lid has raised lettering stating "the first years" followed near the bottom of the lid with the two statements, "MAXIMUM LOAD/POIDS MAXIMUM: 200lbs/90kg" and "USE ONLY ON A LEVEL SURFACE. N'UTILISER QUE SUR UNE SURFACE PLANE." In the bathtub position, the seat back has a purple pad. The base and footrest are both white. Also, on the underside of the base is a tiny raised clock showing the year of manufacture of the product (i.e., "9?9") surrounded by the numbers of the clock. Only products bearing date codes 1999 and 2000 ("9?9" or "0?0") are included in this program.

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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