Baby bath seats recalled over drowning risk
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says about 2,140 ONTHEWEI baby bath seats can tip over in the tub, and wants them destroyed and returned for a refund.
What parents should do
The seats sold online for between $40 and $50 in April 2026 CPSC. Anyone with one should stop using it right away and contact ONTHEWEI for a full refund CPSC. The company wants the seat marked "RECALLED" in permanent marker, then taken apart by removing the back rest and arm restraints and cutting the three suction cups underneath CPSC. Consumers should photograph the destroyed seat, email it to ONTHEWEI, and then throw the seat away CPSC.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced this recall on October 8, 2026, posting the notice on its website along with the company's contact information CPSC.
Sources
The source filing
| Recall number | 27018 |
|---|---|
| Recall date | October 08, 2026 |
| Product | ONTHEWEI Baby Bath Seats |
| Units | About 2,140 |
| Hazard | The recalled bath seats violate the mandatory standard for infant bath seats because they are unstable and can tip over while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to drowning. |
| Remedy | Consumers should stop using the recalled bath seats immediately and contact ONTHEWEI for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to destroy the bath seat by writing in permanent marker “RECALLED” on the front of the bath seat, disassembling it by removing the back rest and arm restraints and cutting the three suction cups on the seat’s underside and send a photo of the destroyed bath seat showing the marked product to onthewei@outlook.com. Consumers should then dispose of the recalled product. |
| Remedy type | Refund |
| Injuries reported | None reported |
| Sold at | Sold Online At: Amazon.com in April 2026 for between $40 and $50. |
| Manufactured in | China |
| Scope | National recall — CPSC publishes no state or ZIP breakdown |
| Consumer contact | ONTHEWEI by email at onthewei@outlook.com |
Published by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (saferproducts.gov). This is the agency's public filing as The Lantern received it, shown with its fields named in plain English.