Baby Gear Recalls: Strollers, Swings, High Chairs and More

Strollers were recalled more often than any other nursery product from 2016 to 2025, 28 times in CPSC’s records, followed by high chairs with 20. Swings were recalled for being marketed for sleep. Strollers, swings and high chairs each have a federal safety standard, and dressers made since September 1, 2023 must resist tipping and come with an anti-tip device.

This section covers the gear babies ride in, sit in and climb on, and the devices that make a home safer. Every product here is checked the same way: find its label, search the brand and product type at cpsc.gov/Recalls, and compare the model number and date with each notice. The tables on each page quote CPSC’s own words for the most recent recalls, so you can see what went wrong before you open a notice.

How often is everyday baby gear recalled?

These are our counts from CPSC’s public recall data; the method is on recalls by the numbers. Inclined sleepers and rockers are covered in the sleep section.

The federal rules behind the recalls

Each of these products has its own mandatory standard in the Code of Federal Regulations: 16 CFR part 1227 for carriages and strollers, part 1223 for infant and cradle swings and part 1231 for high chairs. CPSC says the stroller standard addresses hazards such as “finger entrapments or amputations from hinge closures, falls from tip-overs or harness/handlebar failures,” and failures of brakes and locks.

Many recent recalls are of products that did not meet these rules at all. Of the 9 high chair recalls we counted for 2025, the hazard statements in 8 said the product violated a federal standard or rule, and 8 named a fall or entrapment hazard. High chair recalls shows them in CPSC’s words.

Bath seats, carriers and gates

Three more product types show up again and again in CPSC’s recall records, each with its own pattern:

• Infant bath seats had 13 recalls from 2016 to 2025, 10 of them from 2021 on, and 12 of the hazard statements said the seat violated the federal standard. CPSC’s December 11, 2025 notice for YCXXKJ baby bath seats, for example, says they “are unstable and can tip over while in use, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to drowning.”
• Baby carriers and slings had 11 recalls, every one naming a fall hazard. Deuter’s May 8, 2025 recall of Kid Comfort child carriers says “the hinges on the foldable rear kickstand support leg can crack or break.”
• Baby gates and enclosures had 6 recalls, all from 2024 and 2025 and all naming entrapment. CPSC’s November 26, 2025 notice for Ikuso safety gates says “a child’s torso can fit through the opening between the gate slat and the side wall.” CPSC’s childproofing advice is to use gates that meet current child safety standards, never a pet gate, and only a gate that screws to the wall at the top of stairs.

Each of these is on the federal list of durable infant or toddler products, so each must carry a label with the model number and date of manufacture. Where to find the model number shows where notices said to look.

Swings are for awake time

CPSC is clear that “inclined products with an angle greater than 10º, such as rockers, gliders, soothers, and swings, should never be used for infant sleep.” Several swing recalls from 2023 to 2025 were of swings marketed for sleep. Infant swing recalls covers them, and what to do when a baby falls asleep in one.

Furniture tip-overs and childproofing

Anchoring kits can be recalled too: CPSC recalled plastic zip-tie tip restraint kits in 2024 and 2025, so an older dresser’s kit deserves the same check as the dresser. Furniture tip-overs explains the rule, the recalled kits and how to anchor older furniture. Childproofing devices goes through the devices CPSC recommends, from cabinet latches to outlet covers.

Gear and home guides

Start with stroller recalls, infant swing recalls or high chair recalls to check a specific product, then furniture tip-overs and childproofing devices for the rest of the house. For how to check any product, see how to check a baby product for a recall.