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IKEA children’s chests of drawers taller than 60 cm (23 ½ inches) and… — recall 78083

Health Canada Consumer Product Safety · Canada · 2016-06-28

As described by Health Canada Consumer Product Safety: IKEA children’s chests of drawers taller than 60 cm (23 ½ inches) and IKEA adult chests of drawers taller than 75 cm (29 ½ inches)

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Agency
Health Canada Consumer Product Safety
Recall identifier
78083
Date of alert
2016-06-28
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Notice type
recall
Product category
Furniture and furnishings
Product type
Consumer product safety
Reported risk: The recalled chests of drawers can tip-over if not securely anchored to the wall, posing a tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or serious injuries to children. Health Canada has received 1 report of a tip-over incident with minor injuries in Canada related to the use of IKEA chests of drawers. IKEA Canada has received 3 reports of tip-over incidents with 2 minor injuries in Canada related to the use of the IKEA chests of drawers. IKEA US has received 78 reports of tip-over incidents involving IKEA chests of drawers in the United States, resulting in 6 deaths and 31 injuries to children between the ages of 19 months and 10 years old.
What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using all affected chests of drawers that are not securely anchored to the wall, and move them to an area that children can not access.Consumers have two options to remedy the tip-over hazard of the chest of drawers.  Consumers may obtain a free anchoring repair kit to secure the chest of drawers to the wall OR may contact IKEA for a refund:Consumers should visit IKEA Canada retail locations for a free wall anchoring kit to use with the affected chests of drawers. To receive the anchoring kit by mail, consumers should contact IKEA Customer Support Centre at 1-800-661-9807 or by visiting IKEA on line.  Consumers are advised to install the kit themselves or contact IKEA Customer Support Centre at 1-800-661-9807 for a one-time free in-home anchoring kit installation service.Consumers who would not like to secure the affected IKEA chests of drawers to the wall should return them to any IKEA location for a refund. Consumers are entitled

Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/ikea-canada-recalls-ikea-chest

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