CPSC2006-07-19
IKEA Home Furnishings Announces Recall to Repair Folding Chair Beds and Sofa Beds for Fingertip Amputation Hazard
IKEA Home Furnishings, of Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
Hazard
Fingers can become caught in the folding mechanism of the chair bed/sofa bed, posing a laceration and/or amputation hazard.
Remedy
Consumers who have a LYCKSELE chair bed or sofa bed date stamped 0526 or earlier and which is missing safety covers for the folding mechanism should call or visit their local IKEA store to receive free safety covers, which fit over the folding mechanism to prevent finger access. LYCKSELE chair beds and sofa beds produced since July 2005 (date stamp 0527 and later) were sold with safety covers.
Sold at
IKEA stores nationwide and on the Ikea Web site from April 1999 through June 2006. for $40 (chair bed) and $90 (sofa bed).
Affected count
About 100,000
Injuries reported
IKEA has received one report of a consumer who has been injured when attempting to operate the folding mechanism. The incident involved a fingertip amputation.
Manufactured in
France, Bulgaria, China, Romania
Products
LYCKSELE Chair Bed and Sofa Bed
Consumer contact
For more information, consumers can call IKEA at (888) 966-4532 anytime or visit the firm's Web site at www.ikea-usa.com
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2006/IKEA-Home-Furnishings-Announce-Recall-to-Repair-Folding-Chair-Beds-and-Sofa-Beds-for-Finger-Tip-Amputation-HazardDon't want to check this manually?
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