Status: Recall found CPSC
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Hazard (from the official notice)
The nightlight's plastic covering can detach and expose electrical components, posing an electrical shock hazard.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the recalled product and contact IKEA for a full refund.
Hazard (from the official notice)
The nightlight's plastic covering can detach and expose electrical components, posing an electrical shock hazard.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the recalled product and contact IKEA for a full refund.
Description (from the official notice)
This recall affects all PATRULL Nightlights. Nightlights come in white, orange and pink. The nightlights automatically turn on in the dark and off in the light. Each PATRULL Nightlight has an IKEA logo on the back top near the sensor. The light has a dome-shaped plastic cover that gives the light its color and is attached to a white rectangular plastic base. The nightlight is 2 ¾ inches round and 3 ½ inches deep.
Remedy options (from the official notice)
Refund
Incidents and injuries (from the official notice)
IKEA has received one report from Austria where a young child tried to remove the light from the electrical outlet when the colored plastic cover detached. The child received an electric shock and minor wounds on the hand. No incidents have been reported within the US.
Where it was sold (from the official notice)
IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from August 2013 to July 2015 for about $4.
Consumer contact (from the official notice)
IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on Press Room at the bottom of the page then Product Recalls at the top of the page for more information.
- Product: PATRULL Nightlight
- Importer: IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa.
- Units (from the official notice): About 359,000 (in addition, 83,000 were sold in Canada)
- Manufacturer country (from the official notice): China
- Recall date: Aug 18, 2015
- Recall number: 15-217
Hazard and remedy text is shown word for word from the official notice.
