IKEA is recalling about 840,000 IKEA ceiling lamps in the United States and about 427,000 in Canada.
The plastic retaining clips that attach the glass shades to the lamp housings can break and let the glass shades fall, posing a laceration hazard, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
IKEA has received 224 reports of incidents worldwide of clips breaking and glass shades falling from the lamps, including 11 injuries. Three incidents with no injuries were reported in the U.S.
This recall involves IKEA HYBY and LOCK ceiling lamps. The lamps have domed white frosted glass shades and three plastic clips that attach the shade to steel electrical lamp housings.
The HYBY has a shade that is 15 inches in diameter and decorated with four opaque concentric lines. The lamp housing holds two light bulbs. The LOCK has a shade that is 10 inches in diameter. The lamp housing holds one light bulb.
Type number and the model name of the lamps are on a label attached to the electrical lamp housing. The HYBY is type number T1011, and the LOCK is type number T0201.
The ceiling lamps were sold at IKEA stores worldwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from October 2012 through January 2016. The cost was about $13 for the HYBY ceiling lamp, and from November 2002 through January 2016 was about $5 for the LOCK ceiling lamp.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ceiling lamps, uninstall them, and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund, the company and commission said.
For more information, call IKEA at 888-966-4532 anytime or visit www.ikea-usa.com and click on Press Room at the bottom of the page then Product Recalls.
