Safety 1st padlocks, chain locks or other locks
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 23, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Sep 23, 2025the latest report was made
- Dec 17, 2021the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Safety 1st
- Maker
- Safety 1stMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Padlocks, chain locks or other locksCPSC’s product type: Padlocks, Chain Locks or Other Locks (code 707), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Home Security
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1 |
| December 2021 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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 incident, no one hurt Made Sep 23, 2025, sent to the company Sep 26, 2025, published by CPSC Dec 2, 2025
The product, in the report: Safety 1st OutSmart Flex Lock, retailer links below: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077MF6GLQ [REDACTED]
I have purchased many “Safety 1st OutSmart Flex Lock” and after some number of months they all fail. A plastic internal “catch” used to secure the lock breaks off, which could be eaten by a child, and the lock becomes functionally useless. It does not take pulling on, misuse, etc. to cause this - seemingly just age, as if the internal component is dry rotting. As this product is most likely to be used to secure cabinets beneath a kitchen sink where chemicals are typically stored, it seems highly probable a child will die from the sale of this product. I’ve reached out to the manufacturer, but thought this should be reported here as well.
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Jun 4, 2025, about then
- Where
- Rochester, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 2, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Safety 1st, made or sold by Safety 1st
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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First aid Made Dec 17, 2021, sent to the company Dec 21, 2021, published by CPSC Jan 6, 2022
The product, in the report: Safety 1st Lever Handle Lock
I was locked in my bathroom with my toddler while my infant son was in the living room crying for an hour because of the Safety 1st Lever Handle Lock. It was impossible to unlock from the inside because the lower lever of the lock wasn’t fully extended down. This was an incident that could have ended tragically for me and my family. My husband came home early by some miracle and he let us out. While I was in the bathroom, I cut up my hands to pop off the handle, but that didn’t work. I used the lid of the toilet to try and smash the hinges but that didn’t work either because the door was made out of solid wood. This is a poorly designed, dangerous product!
- Model
- OutSmartTM Lever Handle Lock
- UPC
- 884392613570
- Serial number
- HS289
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Dec 1, 2020, about then
- Where
- Palos Heights, Illinois: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 31, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Safety 1st, made or sold by Safety 1st
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.