IKEA Relaunches Recall Of Chests And Dressers
PITTSBURGH (AP) - IKEA is relaunching a recall of 17.3 million chests and dressers after the death of an eighth child.
The units of recalled chests and dressers include: Malm 3-drawer, 4-drawer, 5-drawer and three 6-drawer models and other children's and adult chests and dressers, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The recalled dressers below are unstable if not anchored to a wall. The company is offering refunds or free wall-anchoring kits to remedy the problem.
- Malm 3. Sold from 2002 to 2016, the dressers measure 31-1/2" x 18-7/8" x 30-3/4"
- Malm 4. Sold from 2002 to 2016, the dressers measure 31-1/2" x 18-7/8" x 39-1/2"
- Malm 5. Sold from 2002 to 2006, the dressers measure 15-7/8" x 19" x 48-1/4"
- Malm 6. Sold from 2002 to 2016, the dressers measure 31-1/2" x 18-7/8" x 48-3/8"
- Malm 6 Long. Sold from 2002 to 2016, the dressers measure 63" x 18-7/8" x 30-3/4"
- Malm 6. Sold from 2006 to 2016, the dressers measure 15-3/4" x 19-1/8" x 48-3/8"
For more information on the recall, click this link.
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