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4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Oct 26, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 4reports to CPSC
  • Oct 26, 2018the latest report was made
  • Nov 12, 2014the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
Summer
Maker
Summer InfantMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Cameras and photo equipmentCPSC’s product type: Photographic Equipment (code 536), in Electronics: Cameras & Camcorders
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)

“Summer Infant” and “Summer video baby monitor”

By month

1 report from November 2017 to October 2018; the most in October 2018, 1. 3 earlier reports, since November 2014, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
October 20181
May 20171
November 20151
November 20141

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • Not said 1 CPSC: Unspecified

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 Oct 26, 2018, sent to the company Nov 29, 2018, published by CPSC Dec 14, 2018

    The product, in the report: Summer Baby Monitor S/N DIA0C (other tag on monitor shows “15072453 EX15110 #29340”). Battery overheated and almost exploded. Destroyed the battery and warped the plastic battery compartment on the monitor. Battery is 3.7v Li-ion 1480mAh 5.48 Wh #29360-10 S/N JNS180F42502281 I’m concerned that if I hadn’t been as close as I was to this and unplugged it from the wall charger that it could have started a fire, obviously not an ideal scenario when kids are around.

    Summer Baby Monitor S/N DIA0C (other tag on monitor shows “15072453 EX15110 #29340”). Battery overheated and almost exploded. Destroyed the battery and warped the plastic battery compartment on the monitor.

    Battery is 3.7v Li-ion 1480mAh 5.48 Wh #29360-10 S/N JNS180F42502281

    I’m concerned that if I hadn’t been as close as I was to this and unplugged it from the wall charger that it could have started a fire, obviously not an ideal scenario when kids are around.

    Where
    Huntersville, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 35, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Summer, made or sold by Summer Infant
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. Emergency room

    Made May 1, 2017, sent to the company May 9, 2017, published by CPSC May 23, 2017

    The product, in the report: Summer Infant Model 28490 EX 13094 13052653 ** There was a recall on a specific battery for this model - however we checked the battery at that time and it was not covered in the recall. I cannot now see which battery IS in there as it is melted.

    Our baby monitor caught fire in the middle of the night.

    Model
    28490
    Serial number
    13052653
    Bought from
    Target
    Bought
    Nov 16, 2013, about then
    Where
    downingtown, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 32, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand Summer Infant, made or sold by Summer Infant
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
  3. Not said

    Made Nov 20, 2015, sent to the company Dec 1, 2015, published by CPSC Dec 22, 2015

    The product, in the report: Summer baby monitor. It’s white and silver with a rechargeable battery pack. It can monitor up to 4 cameras. It is the size of a deck of cards.

    I was sleeping when I suddenly woke up and saw the Summer baby monitor on fire on my night stand. I knocked it to the floor which unplugged it and watched as the battery melted into my wood floor. My husband picked up the battery with the back of the monitor door that holds the battery in and ran it outside. A terrible electrical smoke smell along with smoke filled the room and the house. We were lucky I woke up and it didn’t catch the bed, clothes, or even the house on fire.

    Where
    Chalfont, Pennsylvania: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Summer video baby monitor, made or sold by Summer Infant
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Unspecified
  4. No one hurt

    Made Nov 12, 2014, sent to the company Nov 24, 2014, published by CPSC Dec 9, 2014

    The product, in the report: Clear View 5” Black and White Digital Baby Video Monitor

    My Clear View 5” Digital Baby Video Monitor that I purchased from Walmart the end of December 2013 blew up Monday evening on November 3rd, 2014. It made a very loud noise then sparks and smoke came from the monitor, which no longer works.

    I went on line to read reviews of the product to find numerous people have had the same complaint. I also discovered that another monitor manufactured in 2012 were recalled, as they posed a fire hazard.

    Personally, I feel this product should be recalled as well for the same reason.

    Model
    Summer Clear View Digital Baby Video Monitor
    UPC
    C8FVS
    Serial number
    28470
    Bought from
    Walmart, Maryland
    Bought
    Dec 28, 2013
    Where
    Ridelgy, Maryland: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Summer, made or sold by Summer Infant
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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