Bathtub Toys Recalled by Munchkin Due to Risk of Injury
Kids’ product recall 11-012. Announced by CPSC on Oct 18, 2010.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 18, 2010. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Replace what’s offered
- About 34,000 units units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The intake valve on the bottom of the submarine toy can suck up loose skin, posing laceration hazard to children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and contact Munchkin for instructions on how to return the product for a free replacement toy.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Munchkin at (800) 344-2229 anytime or visit the company’s website at http://www.munchkin.com/
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves battery-operated bathtub submarine toys. The toy is yellow, has a smiling face, turquoise windows, an orange propeller and an orange periscope that turns the toy on and off. The intake valve has a water pump that sucks in water to propel the submarine. The toy is intended for use by children during bath time.
About 34,000 units units, as CPSC gives them.
Bathtub Subs.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Munchkin Inc, North Hills, Calif.
- Mass merchandise retail stores nationwide and children’s stores nationwide from November 2009 through September 2010 for about $7.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and the company are aware of 19 incidents of lacerations to boys’ genital area. One of the incidents required medical attention.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.