Product description
The affected product has a date stamp of 0817 or earlier and was sold at IKEA stores in NSW, Victoria and Queensland from 23 July 2007. The date stamp appears on a label attached to the underside of the chest of drawers.
See a list of details to help identify the product.
Reason the product is recalled
IKEA has received customer reports that a glass drawer knob has broken either during assembly or in use, causing injury. The breakages are due to over tightening the screw fitting used to fix the drawer knob to the drawer front.
The hazards to consumers
Lacerations
What consumers should do
Please telephone an IKEA Contact Centre: New South Wales (02) 8002 0400, Victoria (03) 8416 5000 or Queensland (07) 3380 6800. Or visit the Exchanges and Returns Department at your local IKEA store, to receive a repair kit by post, free of charge. The kit comprises six drawer knobs, fixing screws and assembly instructions.
Details to help identify the product.
Supplier running the recall
IKEA Pty Limited
Identifying product features
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Identifying numbers
Other identifying numbers
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Where the product was sold
New South Wales
Queensland
Victoria
Responsible regulators
Regulators are established or appointed by government. They enforce regulations and rules.
Quote PRA number 2008/10342 when contacting a regulator about this recall.
Recall and remedy questions
Contact the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission if you have:
- a question about the remedy being offered to you by the business that is responsible for managing this recall, or
- concerns about the way the business is managing this recall.
