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Entrapment / StrangulationMarch 20, 2014CPSC #14137

IKEA Recalls Children's Bed Canopies Due to Strangulation Hazard

Brand
Product
Tents & Canopies
Units affected
255,000
Remedy
refund

What was recalled

This recall involves IKEA children's bed canopies. The canopies are made out of mesh fabric and hang from the ceiling onto a child's crib or bed. They measure about 7 ft. long and about 2 ft. in diameter. The canopy's name is printed on the washing instructions label sewn onto the bottom of the fabric. Canopy Name Article Number Description BARNSLIG Boll 201.078.30 Red pointed canopy top with white mesh fabric FABLER 201.308.78 White pointed canopy top with multicolored dots and upside-down triangles sewn on the white mesh fabric HIMMEL-Blue 901.376.40 Blue pointed canopy top with blue mesh fabric HIMMEL-Blue/White 201.758.38 Blue pointed canopy top with white mesh fabric and white clouds HIMMEL-Green 701.376.41 Green pointed canopy top with green leaves and green mesh fabric HIMMEL-Pink 101.376.39 Pink pointed canopy top with pink mesh fabric KLÄMMIG 928.165.95 Yellow canopy attached to a stand which is clamped to the frame of a crib. LEGENDARISK 600.506.81 White canopy with golden ribbon at the top and crowns printed on sheer white fabric MINNEN Bed Canopy Set 900.877.58 White canopy with golden swirl decorations printed on the edge of the fabric MINNEN Brodyr 501.076.78 White pointed canopy top with green leaf decorations sewn on the sheer white fabric TISSLA 902.367.15 Light pink pointed canopy with pink lace and sequins sewn on the sheer light pink fabric

Hazard

An infant or young child can get entangled at the neck in the canopy's fabric, posing a strangulation hazard.

Injuries

There have been nine reports worldwide of children getting entangled in the bed canopies, including one in the U.S. involving a 7-month-old girl who pulled the canopy's fabric into her crib and wrapped it around her neck several times.

Made in

Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Vietnam

Where it was sold

  • IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from August 1996 through March 2014 for between $10 and $30.

Photos

Red pointed canopy top with white mesh fabricWhite pointed canopy top with multicolored dots and upside-down triangles sewn on the white mesh fabricBlue pointed canopy top with blue mesh fabricBlue pointed canopy top with white mesh fabric and white clouds
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