IKEA is recalling 23 million children’s wall-mounted lamps worldwide.
A 16-month-old child in a crib died after getting entangled in the lamp’s cord. In a separate incident, a 15-month-old child in a crib became entangled in the lamp’s cord and nearly strangled.
In both cases, which occurred in Europe, the lamp cord was pulled into the crib by the infants.
In the United States, 2.9 million of the recalled lamps sold, while 1.1 million were sold in Canada.
The SMILA-series wall-mounted lamps were sold in eight designs:
- The blue star is the STJÄRNA model with article numbers 501.944.49 or 500.108.79.
- The yellow moon is the MÅNE model with article numbers 701.944.48 or 700.108.40.
- The pink flower is the BLOMMA model with article numbers 901.944.47 or 000.979.50.
- The white flower is the BLOMMA model with article number 300-746-50.
- The red heart is the HJÄRTA model with article numbers 202.256.59 or 801.993.13.
- The green bug is the BAGGE model with article numbers 101.944.46 or 700.728.71.
- The blue seashell is the SNÄCKA model with article number 400-982-50.
- The orange seahorse is the SJÖHÄST model with article number 900-982-43.
The model name is printed on a label on the inside back of the lamp near the light bulb. The article number is printed on the lamp’s packaging.
The plastic wall-mounted children’s lamps were sold only at IKEA stores, in IKEA’s catalog, and online at ikea-usa.com from July 1999 through May 2013. The cost was between $10 and $13.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled lamps and contact IKEA for a free repair kit, the company and U.S. Consumer Safety Commission advise.
Don’t use the lamp until the repair kit is installed. The kit has self-adhesive fasteners for attaching the lamp’s cord to the wall as well as safety instructions.
For more information, contact IKEA at 888-966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on the Recall link at the top of the page.
For information on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
