About 2,140 baby bath seats sold on Amazon are being recalled because they can tip over with a baby in the water.
Story Highlights
- The ONTHEWEI seats fail the federal safety rule for infant bath seats and can tip over during use, creating a drowning risk.
- They sold on Amazon in April 2026 for $40 to $50, in gray, pink, blue and mist green.
- Owners should stop using the seats right away and contact ONTHEWEI for a full refund.
- No injuries or incidents have been reported.
Recall Targets ONTHEWEI Seats Sold Through Amazon
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the federal agency that polices dangerous household products, announced the recall on Thursday, October 8. The agency said the seats are unstable and can tip over while in use, “posing a risk of serious injury or death due to drowning.” The seats violate the mandatory federal standard for infant bath seats, the set of rules every bath seat sold in the U.S. must meet, including requirements for stability and leg openings.
The seats have detachable restraint arms and suction cups on the bottom. A label on the back reads “Model No: MY002” and “Date of manufacturer: 2026/1/10.” The seller is Hubei Youhong Trading Co., Ltd., a China-based company that does business as ONTHEWEI, and the seats were made in China. Amazon and ONTHEWEI did not respond to requests for comment, according to reports.
How Owners Get a Refund
The CPSC says owners should stop using the seats immediately and contact ONTHEWEI for a full refund. To claim it, write “RECALLED” in permanent marker on the front of the seat, remove the backrest and arm restraints, and cut the three suction cups on the bottom. Then email a photo of the marked, cut-up seat to ONTHEWEI at [email protected].
Destroying the seat matters. It keeps an unsafe product from being reused, handed down or resold at a yard sale. Families who need help can also call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772. No injuries or incidents tied to this seat had been reported when the recall was announced.
Why a Tipping Seat Is a Drowning Risk
A bath seat is meant to hold a baby upright in the tub. Many models grip the tub with suction cups. If those cups let go, the seat can roll over and leave a baby face-down in only a few inches of water. A baby that young often cannot push up and get free.
Federal regulators have seen this before. In 2001, the CPSC said it knew of 78 babies, ages 5 to 20 months, who had drowned while using bath seats over the previous two decades. In many of those deaths, the seat tipped because its suction cups did not hold. In others, the baby slipped through the leg holes and became trapped. That record helped lead to the mandatory standard the ONTHEWEI seats fail.
A Pattern of Amazon Bath Seat Recalls
This is not the first bath seat sold on Amazon to be pulled for failing federal rules. Earlier recalls of seats sold under the Frieyss and UncleWu Life names also cited drowning hazards and broken bath seat requirements. The lesson for parents is simple: a low price and fast shipping say nothing about whether a baby product passed its safety tests.
Online marketplaces move huge numbers of products from overseas sellers, so an unsafe item can land in thousands of homes fast. A recall only works when the families who bought the product hear about it and act. That is why sharing the alert with grandparents, sitters and friends with babies helps.
Protecting Babies at Bath Time
Strong safety rules matter, but families are the last line of defense. Check the brand and model on any bath seat in your home. If it is an ONTHEWEI seat, stop using it and follow the refund steps above.
No bath seat replaces a grown-up’s hands and eyes. Keep a baby within arm’s reach for the whole bath, put the phone away, and drain the tub as soon as bath time ends. Federal enforcement has pulled this seat from sale; parents can finish the job by getting it out of the house.
