Millions of parents have used infant walkers to help their babies get mobile — but the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been warning about the dangers of these products for decades. In 1992, an estimated 25,700 children younger than 15 months of age were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with baby walkers — most from stair falls. While a federal safety standard has significantly reduced injuries since then, non-compliant infant walkers continue to be sold online by foreign sellers, and CPSC has issued a wave of warnings and recalls in 2024, 2025, and 2026 against walkers that violate the mandatory safety standard and pose a deadly fall and entrapment hazard.
How Infant Walker Injuries Happen
The two primary hazards associated with infant walkers are stair falls and head entrapment. A non-compliant walker can fit through a standard doorway and roll to the edge of a staircase without stopping — sending a baby tumbling down stairs at full speed. Some non-compliant walkers also have leg openings that are too wide, allowing a child to slip downward until their head becomes entrapped at the neck, creating a strangulation hazard.
CPSC has also documented walker-related deaths from other hazards: infants in walkers have drowned after rolling into swimming pools or spas, suffered scalding burns after pulling the cord of a slow cooker, and been fatally injured after rolling down driveways into moving vehicles.
Recently Recalled and Warning-Listed Walker Brands
CPSC has issued warnings and recalls against multiple infant walker brands in recent years for violating the mandatory federal safety standard, including:
- Uuoeebb infant walkers (sold on Amazon by BaoD) — can fit through a doorway and fail to stop at stair edges; leg openings allow head entrapment
- AIRLYA-Life infant walkers (sold on Amazon by Childcrew) — same stair fall and entrapment violations
- HolyBase infant walkers (sold on Amazon by HolyBase) — stair fall and head entrapment hazards
- Fyzvexo infant walkers (sold on Amazon) — stair fall and entrapment violations
- TreeCute infant walkers (sold on Amazon) — stair fall and entrapment violations
- Langyi DaGiBayCn infant walkers (sold on Walmart.com) — stair fall hazard
- Boyro Baby infant walkers (sold on Amazon) — stair fall hazard and brake pads containing illegal lead levels
What You Should Do
- Immediately check SaferProducts.gov to verify whether your infant walker has been recalled or issued a safety warning.
- Do not use any infant walker purchased from Amazon or other online platforms without verifying it complies with the mandatory federal safety standard (16 CFR part 1216).
- Never allow an infant in a walker near stairways, pools, spas, driveways, or any elevated surface.
- Do not sell, donate, or give away a non-compliant walker.
- Report any dangerous infant walker or product-related injury at SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at 800-638-2772.
Source: https://www.cpsc.gov/Regulations-Laws–Standards/Voluntary-Standards/Infant-Walkers
