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The First Years potty chairs or training seats

5 reports to CPSC, the latest made Apr 22, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 5reports to CPSC
  • Apr 22, 2015the latest report was made
  • Oct 3, 2011the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
The First Years
Maker
Learning Curve Brands, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Potty chairs or training seatsCPSC’s product type: Potty Chairs or Training Seats (code 1535), in Baby: Nursery Equipment & Supplies
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“The First Years Disney Soft Potty Seat”

By month

1 report from May 2014 to April 2015; the most in April 2015, 1. 4 earlier reports, since October 2011, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
April 20151
April 20131
March 20131
July 20121
October 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  • First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  • Hurt, no treatment 2 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  • No one hurt 1 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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Apr 22, 2015, sent to the company Apr 30, 2015, published by CPSC May 21, 2015

    The product, in the report: Minnie mouse first years potty chair

    My less than 20 pound toddler was using her Minnie Mouse First Years Potty. She leaned backwards causing the lid to pop off. This resulted in her head hitting our tile floor. Thankfully she is okay. I contacted First Years where a representative was very unconserned. She would only comment that the lid was intended to pop off to prevent cracking and breaking producing sharp edges and that it was not intended to be leaned on. I do understand this, but I also feel like it should be stressed in the warnings that the unit be placed against a wall when in use. From her response it is obvious that the are aware that the lids easily pop off, that is the intention, she said this clearly. Her solution was to not let my child lean back on the lid. Her solution did not make this unsafe potty safe in my opinion. There are pictures all over the Internet showing a little girl on the potty placed in the middle of the bathroom floor and the manufacturer even uses the term that it is a STURDY FREESTANDING POTTY.

    Bought from
    Walmart
    Bought
    Nov 1, 2014, about then
    Where
    Tallahassee, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 1, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand the first years, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Apr 29, 2013, sent to the company May 6, 2013, published by CPSC May 20, 2013

    The product, in the report: Boy’s potty training potty.... Disney Pixar Cars 2 Rev and /go Potty System... by The First Years

    My son was excited to get a potty training practice potty. We bought the Cars boy’s potty by The First Years from Target. Naturally, he was playing with it and exploring it to check it all out. Of course this is what you want a 2 year old to do so they get comfortable with it. He sat on it without the removable potty seat on it and got 4 big deep purple scratches on the back of his thighs. I have never heard him shriek so loud. Now he is afraid. Why would a potty be as sharp as a knife?!! This product is awful. Now he wants nothing to do with it.

    Model
    Disney Cars 2 Rev and Go Potty System
    UPC
    07146309402
    Bought from
    Target, California
    Bought
    Apr 11, 2013
    Where
    San Diego, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 2, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand The First Years, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  3. Emergency room

    Made Mar 30, 2013, sent to the company Apr 8, 2013, published by CPSC Apr 22, 2013

    The product, in the report: From amazon.com: From the Manufacturer Disney/Pixar CARS characters make potty time fun, and help with the transition to the “big potty”. This soft trainer seat with CARS graphics is designed for easy cleaning and to fit securely fit on adult toilets. Handles make it easy to grasp and secure for the child. The colors may vary for this item, you will receive 1 of the following colors: red or blue. Product Description Disney/Pixar “Cars” characters make potty time fun, and help with the transition to the “big potty”! Soft trainer seat with Cars graphics, designed for easy cleaning and to fit securely fit on adult toilets. Handles make it easy to grasp and secure for the child. UPC: 071463071937 Unit Dimensions: 13.5” x 3.0” x 14.0”

    Yesterday my son (3yr 4months old) was seated in the toilet seat like this:

    http://www.amazon.com/First-Years-Disney-Pixar-Colors/dp/B0010P5Q7Q/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1364653613&sr=8-4&keywords=toilet+seat+children+cars+blue

    and when he finished and got up, his penis was stuck in the front cup and it was slid open. I rushed his to St. Davids Regional Hospital where the ER doctor had to stitch the base of his penis (4 stitches) with local anesthesia. Frightening experience.

    Needless to say that this product’s safety must be scrutinized. I find it lethally dangerous.

    Than you for reading this.

    All the best,

    [REDACTED]

    Model
    Y7193
    UPC
    071463071937
    Bought from
    amazon.com
    Bought
    Jun 30, 2011, about then
    Where
    Pflugerville, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 3, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand The First Years Disney Soft Potty Seat, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  4. First aid

    Made Jul 11, 2012, sent to the company Jul 30, 2012, published by CPSC Aug 13, 2012

    The product, in the report: Dark pink potty training system by the first years. It is the Disney Princess collection...has three princesses on the inside toilet lid. It is part of the 3-in-1 musical collection. Looks like the model is Y9401.

    We JUST bought my daughter a TOMY The First Years Disney Princess Magical Sounds potty system this morning. The toilet has a training seat that rests on top of the toilet base. Unfortunately, this training seat is VERY easy for a toddler to remove, which I didn’t realize was a problem until, within a matter of seconds, my daughter removed it and sat into the base. All of a sudden she was screaming profusely. I immediately picked her up to see blood on my arm...her bottom was so severely cut she bled onto my arm while I was holding her. She had three large cuts on her butt cheeks and several smaller ones on her back.

    Obviously, sharp plastic on the inside of a toilet base that has a toilet seat that is easily removable (doesn’t at all lock in place) is a HUGE hazard for a toddler. My daughter is only 13 mos and removed the seat quickly and sat into the base. I felt so guilty when I googled the product to find many other parents complaining about similar cuts from the inside of the base...some kids got cuts just from sticking their fingers in it. To think I just thought I was buying a little toilet for my daughter to begin potty training on...now we’ll be lucky if she ever sits on a toilet again! I feel so terrible that she is in so much pain from that. I would’ve never thought sitting into the base would’ve done anything to her!!

    Model
    Disney Princess Magical Sounds Potty System / Y9401
    UPC
    071463094011
    Serial number
    114122
    Bought from
    Sam’s Club
    Bought
    Jul 11, 2012
    Where
    Columbia, South Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 1, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand The First Years, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  5. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Oct 3, 2011, sent to the company Oct 12, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 26, 2011

    The product, in the report: Toilet training seat model number Y9402

    My child has been usings The First Year’s Disney-Pixar Cars Rev and Go Potty System for two months. The seat has been constantly checked and cleaned but my child has developed contact dermatitis from the black foam seat. Now, whenever she sits on the seat she quickly develops an itchy red rash on her legs that touch the seat. I have contacted the manufacturer.

    Model
    Disney-Pixar Cars Rev and Go Potty System Y9402
    Bought from
    Target
    Where
    Downers Grove, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand The First Years, made or sold by Learning Curve Brands, Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

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    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

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