Safety First baby gates
4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 13, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 4reports to CPSC
- Sep 13, 2023the latest report was made
- Nov 4, 2011the earliest
- 4with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Safety First
- Maker
- Safety 1stMakers, 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
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)
“Safety first perfect fit” and “Saftey First”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2023 | 1 |
| April 2012 | 1 |
| March 2012 | 1 |
| November 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 4 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 Sep 13, 2023, sent to the company Sep 15, 2023, published by CPSC Sep 29, 2023
The product, in the report: 6-24 month safety gate, installed at top of stairs.
Letter to Safety first with description of events: Installed baby gate per package instructions and verified it was solid myself yesterday. Today my daughter managed to push the gate open nearly falling down the stairs. Fortunately I was watching her from the stair side of the gate and was able to catch her. Had I not been there this would have been a severe injury or fatality as she is only one year old. Upon inspection I’ve found two major safety issues with the design of the gate: 1. The lower adjustment locks do not properly set the gate width, allowing the gate to come out of adjustment. This was the primary cause of the incident, the lower latch was not properly engaged. I re-adjusted the width of the gate to where it would latch properly, adjusting both top and bottom and re-locking the gate. After just 2-3 closings the bottom latch was once again out of adjustment. The locking mechanism that sets the width of this gate is poorly designed and unsafe (I have designed guarding a in industrial settings myself) and I did indeed doubt the design when I saw it. I have retrofitted my gate with permanent screws and this appears to have solved the problem. 2. The door stop latch does not stay in position. Over the last day I’ve had to reset this stop multiple times. After the insistent I’ve also secured this stop with a screw. Fortunately today I was with my daughter and was able to save her. However some one else may not be so lucky. I implore safety first to issue a recall on this gate and address the two issues before returning this gate to market.
Follow up comment: as a professional who works as a design engineer for guarding had this happened at work it would have met the criteria to be filed as a near miss and recorded as a safety incident for OSHA reporting purposes.
- Model
- GA1110WHO
- UPC
- 843926161
- Serial number
- 2021-06-10TS-a
- Bought from
- Gillian’s, Oxford ohio
- Bought
- Sep 12, 2023
- Where
- Hamilton, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 1, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Safety First, made or sold by Safety 1st
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Apr 15, 2012, sent to the company Apr 23, 2012, published by CPSC May 7, 2012
The product, in the report: Perfect fit baby gate
We have the safety first perfect gate at the top of our basement steps as we don’t have a door there. The hinge snapped off the wall and broke so the gate is no longer attached to the wall posing a fall risk to my young children as well as sharp edges from the broken hinge posing a cut and choke hazard to my children.
- Model
- Model 41824
- Bought from
- babies r us
- Bought
- Oct 11, 2009, about then
- Where
- Pompton Lakes, New Jersey: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Safety first perfect fit, made or sold by Safety 1st
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Mar 7, 2012, sent to the company Mar 14, 2012, published by CPSC Mar 28, 2012
The product, in the report: walk thru gate that mounts on the wall with hinges
Hinge broke on the gate from normal use, the gate is meant to be mounted at the top of stairs. the parts are plastic and rather cheaply made. i run a state registered daycare center and can see this being a major compliance issue. I have removed the gate until the replacement parts come which could be up to a month away.
- Model
- 41824
- Where
- Irene, South Dakota: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Saftey First, made or sold by Safety 1st
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Nov 4, 2011, sent to the company Nov 15, 2011, published by CPSC Dec 7, 2011
The product, in the report: Safety First Lift, Lock and Swing Gate
Recently purchased Safety First Lift, Lock and Swing baby gate. Mounted gate, it shows that it is fully engaged but I noticed that the handle looked slightly off center. I bumped the gate and the entire thing disengaged. It seems that there may be a design flaw in the handle of the gate and even though it is pushed down fully, sounds like it clicks into place, shows the indicators are engaged, if the handle is not perfectly lined up, it could possibly disengage. As this is advertised for the top of stairs, which is where we were thinking of installing it, it seems that it could become disengaged with a slight bump, allowing access to the stairs.
Luckily I caught this before installing all of the hardware at the top of the stairs. I still think it is an ok gate for other areas but shouldn’t be listed as safe for the tops of stairs until this issue is corrected.
- Model
- I don’t know
- Where
- Unspecified: Other
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Safety First, made or sold by Safety 1st
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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