Fisher-Price Rockers Lawsuit Investigation

Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are investigating whether Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler and Newborn-to-Toddler rockers are dangerously defective—and whether a class action lawsuit can be filed on behalf of buyers.

Specifically, parents and caregivers have expressed safety concerns after finding that infants can roll to the side or forward while placed in the rockers, posing a risk of suffocation or injury. In fact, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned in June 2022 that at least 13 deaths had been reported of infants in Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler and Newborn-to-Toddler rockers, and Consumer Reports called for the products to be recalled after another death was reported in November 2023. To date, no recall has been issued.

As part of their investigation, the attorneys specifically want to hear from consumers who live in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Texas or Virginia and stopped using their rockers due to safety concerns.

Which Rockers Are Under Investigation?

Fisher-Price Rockers Linked to Infant Deaths

The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price issued a warning to consumers in June 2022 regarding Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler and Newborn-to-Toddler rockers.

The agency warned that rockers should never be used for sleep and infants should never be left unrestrained or unsupervised in them—but the products were not recalled.

In January 2024, Consumer Reports called attention to another infant death that occurred in November 2023 after a sleeping child was placed in a Fisher-Price rocker. According to the report, the baby was six months old and could not roll over but was found on her stomach with her “face to the side.”

The Consumer Reports article also included a March 2023 report from a parent who placed a nine-month-old baby in a Fisher-Price rocker “as per the manuals [sic] instructions”—i.e., supervised and restrained—and watched as the baby rolled onto her side and got stuck. The parent “quickly removed her from the seat and discontinued use,” according to the report.

Consumer Reports’ safety experts called for Fisher-Price to issue a recall and advised parents to stop using the Infant-to-Toddler and Newborn-to-Toddler rockers in light of the reported deaths and risk of suffocation.

The Consumer Reports article also noted that another Fisher-Price product, the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper, was the subject of a safety-related recall in April 2019 after dozens of infants had reportedly died, and approximately 100 deaths were ultimately linked to the sleeper as of a second recall announcement in January 2023. An investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform claimed that Fisher-Price failed to adequately test the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper for safety before putting it on the market and then waited until more than 50 infants had died over the next decade before recalling it. The recall was eventually issued just days after Consumer Reports published the results of an investigation into infant deaths linked to the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper.

Online Complaints: Parents Call for Refunds, Recall

Parents and caregivers have complained in online reviews about the Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler and Newborn-to-Toddler rockers, with many reviewers expressing safety concerns and calling for a recall and refunds. Specifically, parents said the rockers were flimsy or unstable and could not properly restrain their children. Many reviewers said their babies flipped the rocker and fell on their faces or heads.

Below is a sampling of online reviews [sic throughout]:

This was great at first until my son flipped over in it not once but TWICE! The first time he was 4 months old and flipped over the side hanging off of it while he was strapped in it securely. Told my husband and we stopped using it for awhile, then tonight I get home from work and my husband told me he has him in this rocker and he was quiet for a few minutes then started fussing so I walked in the living room to find my now 6 month old son securely strapped in, turned sideways and flipped over the side and could not get back up. I thought this was going to be a great thing but not now. Not worth the risk of my son getting hurt.”
— Andrew A., Amazon.com

****UNSAFE****This thing looks great but because there are no shoulder straps, my son could lean forward and get stuck. Dangerous.. NEED TO RECALL!!!!!!!”
— Moongrabber, Amazon.com

Danegerous, my child almost fell out. There is no harness over the shoulders; this allows my child to lean over very dangerously as he tries to reach for things that are away from reach. The whole chair can tilt over. This should not be marketed for small children.”
— mary d., Amazon.com

it's ok but I think there could be some major safety issues kids are not strapped in secure and very possible that if your not excessively careful they can tip and fall out as the chair weight is excessively light”
— michael, Amazon.com

We have been using this since day 1 and loved it. She is 5 months old now and rolling. She tried to roll in it the other day and tipped the whole thing over. It's very cheap, and I don't feel safe with it.”
— mamabear118, Amazon.com

My 7 month old baby has flipped over twice I. This rocker . It does not have upper body straps from keep him from turning himself and the whole rocker over. I am lucky he fell on carpet.”
— Katyherser, Walmart.com

How Could a Class Action Lawsuit Help?

A class action lawsuit could help consumers get back some of the money they spent on the potentially dangerous Fisher-Price rockers. It could also force Fisher-Price and Mattel to issue a recall. 

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