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SALT LAKE CITY — The hugely popular Bumbo Baby Seat is once again in danger of facing a recall by a coalition of consumer groups.
Four million Bumbo seats have been sold across the country since they were created in 2001 — and the chairs have been linked to 33 skull fractures.
The child leans one way or the other or bounces around too much, and all of a sudden the child is head first on the floor.
–Jan Hummel, Safe Kids
The Bumbo seat functions differently than a car seat because it allows the child to sit upright, rather than in a laying position. And because it's not classified as a car seat, infant carrier or baby bath seat, the Bumbo isn't covered by federal or industry standards.
Most of the reported accidents occurred when parents placed the Bumbo seat on a raised surface, like a table, where the manufacturer warns they shouldn't be used. However, there have also been injuries while the seat was being used correctly on the floor.
"The child leans one way or the other or bounces around too much, and all of a sudden the child is head first on the floor," said Jan Hummel, the Safe Kids Adams County Coordinator.
Consumer groups want the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall the seat and require the manufacturer to make it safer.
But Bumbo International contends that the seat is safe when used as intended.
