Munchkin baby gates
11 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jun 6, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 11reports to CPSC
- Jun 6, 2022the latest report was made
- Nov 15, 2011the earliest
- 10with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Munchkin
- Maker
- Munchkin Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Baby gatesCPSC’s product type: Baby Gates or Barriers (code 1506), in Baby: Nursery Equipment & Supplies
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2022 | 1 |
| February 2018 | 1 |
| June 2015 | 1 |
| April 2015 | 1 |
| January 2014 | 1 |
| April 2013 | 2 |
| February 2013 | 1 |
| October 2012 | 1 |
| September 2012 | 1 |
| November 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- First aid 2 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- No one hurt 7 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jun 6, 2022, sent to the company Jun 10, 2022, published by CPSC Jun 28, 2022
The product, in the report: Munchkin Auto modern baby gate. U-shaped tension gate bar on bottom
I purchased two munchkin auto close baby safety gates. They were installed today. I almost fell down the stairs because there is a bar that you have to step over to descend the stairs. I also placed on between my kitchen and dining area. Totally dangerous.
- Model
- Mk0094-011 Rev 5
- UPC
- 7 3528246764 6
- Serial number
- 35282467641
- Bought from
- Amazon.com
- Bought
- Jun 1, 2022, about then
- Where
- Staten island, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 70, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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First aid Made Feb 27, 2018, sent to the company May 10, 2018, published by CPSC May 24, 2018
The product, in the report: Munchkin Auto-close baby gate model: MK0006-022
Product: Munchkin “Auto-close” baby gate Model: MK0006-002
The door to the gate closes MOST of the time automatically, but sometimes does not close by itself. My son went through the gate and did not notice that it did not close automatically behind him. My 1 year old daughter fell down the stairs as a result of it not closing automatically.
- Model
- MK0006-002
- Bought from
- Babies R Us, Missouri
- Bought
- Feb 7, 2017, about then
- Where
- Saint Charles, Missouri: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 1, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Jun 23, 2015, sent to the company Jul 17, 2015, published by CPSC Jul 31, 2015
The product, in the report: Munchkin Auto-Close Metal Gate, White
Dear Sir or Madam:
I purchased a Munchkin auto close metal gate at Toys R Us in South Philadelphia, PA in or around December, 2014 and it appears to be defective.
The spring mechanism popped out of the gate while my infant was a few feet away from the gate. The spring is located in the bottom left of the gate, where the gate swivels to open and close (photos attached). A one inch screw and spacer also popped out of the gate, presumable from the upper swivel arm of the metal gate.
It was quite unusual to say the least to be drinking a cup of coffee while watching a baby gate implode. If my infant ate this spring mechanism, he would have asphyxiated or worse.
FYI: I do have photos that I can email if your would like to review them.
Thank you.
[REDACTED]
- Model
- Munchkin Protect Auto Close Metal Baby Gate
- UPC
- 735282159411
- Serial number
- 15941
- Bought from
- Toys R Us, Pennsylvania
- Bought
- Dec 22, 2014, about then
- Where
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 0, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, no treatment Made Apr 28, 2015, sent to the company May 5, 2015, published by CPSC May 19, 2015
The product, in the report: Munchkin Easy Close Metal Gate- White
My 18 month old daughter’s fingers got stuck between the bottom bar and the “door” of the Munchkin Easy close Metal gate.
- Model
- MK0002-012 REV1
- Bought from
- Amazon.com
- Bought
- Apr 20, 2014
- Where
- San Jose, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 1, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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First aid Made Jan 22, 2014, sent to the company Jan 30, 2014, published by CPSC Feb 21, 2014
The product, in the report: Munchkin Simple Lock Safety Gate - Neutral
Every time someone wit pants steps over Munchkin Simple Lock Safety Gate - Neutral they or I have gotten then stuck on the top metal brackets & fell and my 11 month old has gotten her lip and fingers hurt by it pinching
- Bought from
- target
- Where
- Anderson, Indiana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 0, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Apr 25, 2013, sent to the company May 3, 2013, published by CPSC May 24, 2013
The product, in the report: Munchkin PROTECT Auto-close safety gate (white)
RE: Munchkin PROTECT Auto-close Safety Gate
After nearly two years of regular use, the top plastic hinge of this gate cracked and began to separate, this happened on 4/23/13. The next day, 4/24/13, the hinge completely snapped, and the opening portion of the gate completely detached from its frame. If tugged, the door would just come off of the frame at this point, posing a risk of my toddler falling down the stairs (this product is listed for use on staircases). I proceeded to contact Munchkin, and they told me that because the limited one year warranty was up, there was nothing they could do.
- Model
- PROTECT auto-close safety gate
- Bought from
- Babies R Us
- Bought
- Apr 20, 2011, about then
- Where
- Rhode Island: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Apr 15, 2013, sent to the company May 6, 2013, published by CPSC May 20, 2013
The product, in the report: Baby Gate (auto close metal Gate)
The consumer says the gate was at the top of the stairs. The gate door broke off of the rest of the gate. The consumer says his friend’s little girl fell down the stairs. The consumer says that this gate is specifically made for using at the top or bottom of the stairs.
She contacted the manufacturer who said that there have been no other reports of gates breaking like this. She is concerned because this is the second gate that has broken off on them, with a crack in the same plastic part, which is of concern because consumer had called to report the first gate that broke, and she said they had no record of that call.
- Model
- MK0006-022REV2
- Bought from
- Babies R US
- Bought
- Jan 15, 2013, about then
- Where
- Gorham, Maine: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Feb 14, 2013, sent to the company Feb 25, 2013, published by CPSC Mar 12, 2013
The product, in the report: White aluminum baby gate. Approx 2.5 feet high fits in a doorway.
We have the MK0006-022-REV2 Munckin Auto-Close baby gate. Last night I was in a hurry when trying to get through the gate. I lifted and pushed and was going through when the gate closed. I got caught up in the gate and broke my toe as well as bruising my foot and possibly tearing the tendons in it as well (will be seeing a podiatrist soon for evaluation). I believe that this issue was caused by the auto-closing feature in the gate. It actually locked on my leg while I was stuck in it and I had to have my husband come and help me remove it.... Not just that but when I did get caught in the gate it broke free from the wall and that could have caused me to do even greater damage to myself had I fallen over. This product is not safe.
- Model
- MK-0006-022-REV2
- Serial number
- MCKCM-3031
- Bought from
- Target
- Bought
- Feb 15, 2012, about then
- Where
- Pensacola, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 37, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Oct 15, 2012, sent to the company Oct 22, 2012, published by CPSC Nov 5, 2012
The product, in the report: Child Safety Gate
I noticed on Munchkin Safety Gate that is installed in my home that the bottom stop to hold the gate was loose. I took a close look at it and it seemed as the the screws were loose, That’s when I noticed the screw head had popped off. I also examined the gate further and noticed the bottom hinge that was screwed to the wall was loose, that too had the screw head pop off.
Not only could a child have swallowed the screw heads but these screws leave this gate totally unsafe and leave the potential for a child to fall down stairs.
- Model
- MK0001-000 REV2
- Bought from
- Target
- Bought
- Aug 1, 2012, about then
- Where
- Summit Hill, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Sep 12, 2012, sent to the company Sep 20, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 4, 2012
The product, in the report: Child safety gate
My wife and I have a 13 month old son (only child) and we purchased the Munchkin brand auto-close gate in February of 2012 and installed it at the bottom of the stairs in our house between two solid walls. In early September of 2012 the top hinge of the gate failed; a spring and screw fell out of the hinge and onto the floor and the gate was no longer secured. Upon inspection the plastic sleeve that holds the screw in place split for no apparent reason. If my wife had not been near by when it happened our son could have either eaten the screw or spring or pulled the gate down on himself. While reading other consumer reviews on Amazon I found that 3 out of 28 reviews described the exact same failure.
I have contacted Munchkin customer service who initially offered to replace the gate with the same model. When I argued that the design was flawed and that I did not trust the design of the auto close model they offered a similar model (easy close) which did not have a spring loaded hinge and was less likely to fail. I agreed to accept the easy close gate as a replacement and Munchkin said they would send it to me along with an extension since the easy close is slightly shorter than the auto close. After almost two weeks I received a package from Munchkin and it contains an auto close gate with no extension. I do not want the auto close gate and will be returning it and asking for a simple refund on the original purchase which I know is against Munchkin company policy.
- Model
- MK0006-022 REV2
- Serial number
- MCKCM-2861
- Bought from
- Babies R Us
- Bought
- Feb 18, 2012
- Where
- GRAPEVINE, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 1, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Nov 15, 2011, sent to the company Nov 22, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 7, 2011
The product, in the report: Munchkin Easy-Close Metal Gate sold by Babies R Us White metal gate which swings closes and locks
Plastic piece holding gate door to gate side snapped, allowing gate door and child to push through to the stairs
- Model
- Easy-Close Metal Gate
- UPC
- 735282310416
- Serial number
- 5A708830
- Bought from
- Babies R Us
- Bought
- Feb 1, 2011, about then
- Where
- North Attleboro, Massachusetts: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 6, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Munchkin, made or sold by Munchkin Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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