CPSC2015-05-01
IKEA Expands Recall of Crib Mattresses Due to Risk of Entrapment
IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa.
Hazard
The crib mattresses could create a gap between the mattress and crib ends larger than allowed by federal regulations, posing an entrapment hazard to infants.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using a recalled mattress and inspect it by making sure there is no gap larger than the width of two fingers between the ends of the crib and the mattress. If any gap is larger, customers should immediately stop using the recalled mattresses and return it to any IKEA store for an exchange or a full refund.
Sold at
IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from October 2000 to May 2014 for about $20 to $100.
Affected count
About 300,000 in the United States and about 44,000 in Canada (About 169,000 VYSSA crib mattresses were recalled in the U.S. in January 2015. This expansion includes about 131,000 SULTAN crib mattr...
Injuries reported
The firm has received two reports of infants becoming entrapped between the mattress and an end of the crib. The children were removed from the gap without injury.
Manufactured in
Mexico, Poland, China, United States
Remedy type
Replace
Products
SULTAN and VYSSA crib mattress
Consumer contact
IKEA toll-free at (888) 966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on Product Recall near the bottom of the page for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2015/IKEA-Expands-Recall-of-Crib-MattressesDon't want to check this manually?
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