Safety regulator, IKEA Home Furnishings Announce Recall of Fargglad Multi-Color Children's Chair
Recall 05013 · Oct 15, 2004 · IKEA Home Furnishings
7,279
units affected
7,279
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05013
- Date
- Oct 15, 2004
- Company
- IKEA Home Furnishings
- Units affected
- 7,279
- Product
- Fargglad multi-color children's chair
- Product type
- Chairs, Stools & Benches
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
Fargglad multi-color children's chairs have the article number 400.548.40 and the supplier number (either 16592 or 17128) on a label on one of the chair's rear legs, or on the underside of the chair seat. The chair has a tubular steel frame with woven multi-color solid plastic piping used for the chair's seat and back. The plastic feet are red.
What can happen
Choking hazard from red plastic feet that can detach from chair legs.
The fix
Full refund. Take the Fargglad multi-color children's chair away from young children immediately and return it to the "Returns and Exchanges" department at any IKEA U.S. store for a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- IKEA stores sold the recalled children's chair from May 2003 through September 18, 2004, for about $15.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled fargglad multi-color children's chair?
Full refund. Take the Fargglad multi-color children's chair away from young children immediately and return it to the "Returns and Exchanges" department at any IKEA U.S. store for a full refund.
What is the hazard?
Choking hazard from red plastic feet that can detach from chair legs.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.