Children's wall-mounted lamps

CPSC Recall #14-161 — April 29, 2014

Recall #14-161 Date: April 29, 2014 Remedy: Repair

Product

Children's wall-mounted lamps

Description

Children can get tangled and strangle in the lamp's cord.

Hazard

Children can get entangled in the electrical cord that hangs from the children's wall-mounted lamps, posing a strangulation hazard.

Incidents / Injuries

A 15-month-old baby became entangled in the TASSA NATT lamp's cord and nearly strangled. This incident, and the death of a 16-month-old baby who died after getting entangled in the SMILA lamp's cord, were reported in the previous recall.  In both incidents, which occurred in Europe, the lamp cord was pulled into the crib by the infants.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lamps, remove them from the wall and contact IKEA for a free repair kit. Do not use the lamp until the repair kit is installed. The repair kit has self-adhesive fasteners for attaching the lamp's cord to the wall as well as safety instructions. 

Units Affected

About 3.5 million in the United States, 1.4 million in Canada, 30.2 million worldwide (This reannouncement includes IKEA children's lamps in the firm's previous recall in December 2013 and expands the number and types of lamps.)

Sold At

IKEA stores nationwide, in IKEA's catalog and online at www.ikea-usa.com from May 1984 to April 2014 for between $5 and $30.

Manufactured In

United States, Lithuania and China