IKEA Offers Tip-Over Kit for 27 Million Chests and Dressers

July 22, 2015 — IKEA is recalling about 27 million chests and dressers after two children died because the furniture tipped over.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that in February 2014, a 2 year-old boy from Pennsylvania died when a 6-drawer MALM chest tipped over and pinned him against his bed. In June 2014, a 23 month-old boy from Washington died after he was trapped under a 3-drawer MALM chest. Neither chest was secured to a wall.

Many other incidents have been reported:

“IKEA and CPSC have also received 14 reports of tip-over incidents involving MALM chests, resulting in four injuries. Since 1989, IKEA is aware of three additional reports of deaths from tip-overs involving other models of IKEA chests and dressers.”

IKEA will provide free anchoring kits to anyone with children’s drawers taller than 23-1/2 inches or adult dressers and drawer chests taller than 29-1/2 inches.

The action is not a typical recall — the furniture comes with anchoring kits included. Customers are not supposed to return the furniture. Instead, IKEA wants to provide a new kit with replacement tip-over restraints, wall-anchoring hardware, instructions, and a warning label to stick on the furniture.

Customers can get a kit by visiting an IKEA retail store, going to www.IKEA-USA.com/saferhomestogether or calling (888) 966-4532.

Need a Texas Product Liability Lawyer?

Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged.

Collen’s amazing success in the courtroom and well known dedication to his clients has earned him the recognition of his peers as one of The Top Trial Lawyers in Texas.”

The Clark Firm has assembled a team of trial lawyers with more than 100 years experience, participation in over 600 jury trials and $260 million in verdicts and/or settlements. Please use the form below to contact our Texas product liability lawyers for a free lawsuit review.