The Recall Desk
CriticalCPSC·14161·Announced 2014-04-29

IKEA Recalls Children's Wall-Mounted Lamps Due to Strangulation Hazard

IKEA is recalling approximately 3.5 million children's wall-mounted lamps in the U.S. because the electrical cords pose a strangulation risk to infants.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly reports the death of a 16-month-old baby resulting from the hazard, which mandates a Critical severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

IKEA North America is reannouncing and expanding a recall of approximately 3.5 million children's wall-mounted lamps sold in the United States. The recall includes various styles such as BILEN, FLABB, KUSLIG, and TASSA, which were sold at IKEA stores, in catalogs, and online from May 1984 to April 2014 for between $5 and $30. The lamps feature electrical cords that are approximately 7 to 8 feet long.

The recall is issued because children can become entangled in the hanging electrical cords, creating a strangulation hazard. The source text notes that a 15-month-old baby nearly strangled on a TASSA NATT lamp cord and a 16-month-old baby died after becoming entangled in a SMILA lamp cord. Both incidents occurred in Europe, where the lamp cords were pulled into cribs by the infants.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lamps and remove them from the wall. They should contact IKEA for a free repair kit, which includes self-adhesive fasteners to attach the cord to the wall and safety instructions. The lamps should not be used until the repair kit is installed.

The recalled product

Product
Children's wall-mounted lamps
Manufacturer
IKEA North America, of Conshohocken, Pa.
Category
Consumer Product — Lighting
Hazard
Affected units
30

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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