SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — Four million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled after nearly two dozen reports of skull fractures.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, it’s too easy for babies to maneuver or fall out of the seats.
To fix the problem, Bumbo International is offering free repair kits that include seat belts.
“I can understand why there was a recall,” says Kaitlin Cookish of Agawam.
Cookish put a Bumbo Baby Seat on her registry two years ago, after friends told her she had to have the product.
“All of my friends who were moms, or friends who had nieces or nephews said I had to get this Bumbo,” says Cookish.
When her daughter Kenna was an infant, it was hard to get her to sit in the seat.
So, their Bumbo doesn’t get much use, but when it does, Kenna can only use it on a carpeted floor.
“I can tell people probably put it on a surface that was higher,” says Cookish. “I can see why it would have fallen.”
The product was recalled in 2007 to include a warning against placing the Bumbo Baby Seat on raised surfaces. But the Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that 50 of the 84 reported infant injuries happened while the Bumbo was on a raised surface. In addition, 19 of the 21 reported skull fractures happened while the Bumbo was on a raised surface.
If you’re one of the 4 million consumers who purchased a Bumbo, the company is asking that you complete an order form for a free repair kit at www.recall.bumbousa.com
Until the repair kit arrives, consumers are asked to stop using their Bumbo Baby Seat immediately.