Status: Recall found CPSC
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Hazard (from the official notice)
The locking mechanism can open unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard to children and other consumers.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the safety gates and safety gate extensions and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund.
Hazard (from the official notice)
The locking mechanism can open unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard to children and other consumers.
Remedy (from the official notice)
Consumers should immediately stop using the safety gates and safety gate extensions and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund.
Description (from the official notice)
This recall involves IKEA PATRULL, PATRULL FAST and PATRULL KLÄMMA safety gates and safety gate extensions. The gates and gate extensions are white, made of beech wood or steel and plastic. The pressure-mounted gates open both inward and outward. They measure about 28 ¾ inches high with an adjustable width from about 28 ¾ inches to 34 ¼ inches. The gate extensions measure about 28 ¾ inches high with an adjustable width from about 2 ½ inches to 5 inches. A permanent label is attached to the metal bar at the bottom of the safety gate containing "IKEA" and the article number. Gates with the following article numbers are included in this recall: Model Article Number(s) PATRULL safety gate 702.390.98 PATRULL safety gate extension 602.651.44 PATRULL FAST safety gate (white) 700.377.26, 702.265.19 PATRULL FAST safety gate (beech wood) 300.375.68, 700.989.51, 701.135.98 and 901.919.53 PATRULL KLÄMMA safety gate 302.265.21 PATRULL KLÄMMA safety gate extension 302.651.45, 902.265.23
Remedy options (from the official notice)
Refund
Incidents and injuries (from the official notice)
IKEA has received 55 reports of incidents worldwide, including 10 injuries that resulted in two concussions, and cuts and bruising. Four of the incidents were reported in the U.S. two resulting in cuts and bruising to children.
Where it was sold (from the official notice)
IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from August 1995 through June 2016 for between $10 and $60.
Consumer contact (from the official notice)
IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on the recall link on the top or bottom of the page for more information.
- Product: Safety gates and safety gate extensions
- Importer: IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa.
- Units (from the official notice): About 80,000 (in addition, about 28,000 were sold in Canada). The PATRULL KLÄMMA safety gates were previously recalled in May 2015.
- Manufacturer country (from the official notice): Denmark
- Recall date: Jul 14, 2016
- Recall number: 16-226
Hazard and remedy text is shown word for word from the official notice.
