Safety regulator, IKEA Home Furnishings Announce Recall of Glass-Door Wall Cabinets Firms agree to stop importation until hazard is eliminated
Recall 04222 · Sep 24, 2004 · IKEA Home Furnishings
25,000
units affected
25,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 04222
- Date
- Sep 24, 2004
- Company
- IKEA Home Furnishings
- Units affected
- 25,000
- Product
- BERTBY Glass-Door Wall Cabinets
- Product type
- Furniture (Miscellaneous)
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
The glass-door wall cabinets have "BERTBY," the product article number (380.472.10) and supplier number (14709) written on a label on the underside of the bottom panel or on the top side of the top panel. The cabinets are about 67 inches high.
What can happen
Some of these glass-door wall cabinets have the wrong sized screws for the safety bracket, which can result in the cabinet not being properly secured to the wall. The cabinets can fall and injure nearby consumers.
The fix
IKEA is offering a free repair kit. Consumers should contact IKEA to determine if their wall cabinet needs this repair.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- IKEA has received two reports of cabinets falling. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- IKEA stores nationwide, from January 2002 through September 9, 2004, for about $100.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled bertby glass-door wall cabinets?
IKEA is offering a free repair kit. Consumers should contact IKEA to determine if their wall cabinet needs this repair.
What is the hazard?
Some of these glass-door wall cabinets have the wrong sized screws for the safety bracket, which can result in the cabinet not being properly secured to the wall. The cabinets can fall and injure nearby consumers.
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.