IKEA Home Furnishings Announces Recall to Repair Folding Chair Beds and Sofa Beds for Fingertip Amputation Hazard
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2006-07-19). Hazards: laceration. About 100,000 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 06218 |
| Published | 2006-07-19 |
| Last updated | 2024-07-05 |
| Product category | Beds/Cots |
| Products | LYCKSELE Chair Bed and Sofa Bed |
| Firm named in the title | IKEA Home Furnishings |
| Firms | IKEA Home Furnishings, of Plymouth Meeting, Pa. (manufacturer) |
| Manufactured in | Bulgaria, China, France, Romania |
| Units (US) | 100,000 |
| Hazard classes | laceration |
| Sold | IKEA stores nationwide and on the Ikea Web site from April 1999 through June 2006. for $40 (chair bed) and $90 (sofa bed). |
Description
This recall involves LYCKSELE chair beds and sofa beds produced before July 2005 and date stamped (year/week) 0526 and earlier. The frames are constructed of iron and have natural wood slats. IKEA, the article number (700-326-82 chair bed and 900-326-81 sofa bed) and a four-digit date stamp printed on a white sticker located on the underside of the product.
Hazard
Fingers can become caught in the folding mechanism of the chair bed/sofa bed, posing a laceration and/or amputation hazard.
Remedy
Consumers who have a LYCKSELE chair bed or sofa bed date stamped 0526 or earlier and which is missing safety covers for the folding mechanism should call or visit their local IKEA store to receive free safety covers, which fit over the folding mechanism to prevent finger access. LYCKSELE chair beds and sofa beds produced since July 2005 (date stamp 0527 and later) were sold with safety covers.
Incidents and injuries
IKEA has received one report of a consumer who has been injured when attempting to operate the folding mechanism. The incident involved a fingertip amputation.
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