Product Recall Number: 15-133
Why was PATRULL KLÄMMA and PATRULL SMIDIG Safety Gates recalled?
The friction between the wall and the pressure-mounted safety gate is insufficient to hold the gate in its intended position, posing a fall hazard. In addition, the lower metal bar can be a tripping hazard.
Product Recall Number: 15-133
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-05-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: PATRULL KLÄMMA and PATRULL SMIDIG Safety Gates
Description: The friction between the wall and the pressure-mounted safety gate is insufficient to hold the gate in its intended position, posing a fall hazard. In addition, the lower metal bar can be a tripping hazard.
Hazard Description: The friction between the wall and the pressure-mounted safety gate is insufficient to hold the gate in its intended position, posing a fall hazard. In addition, the lower metal bar can be a tripping hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 58,000 in U.S. and 17,000 in Canada
Incidents: There have been 18 incidents worldwide, including three incidents in which children have been injured as a result of falling down stairs. No injuries have been reported in the U.S.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the safety gate and return it to any IKEA store for a full refund. Any PATRULL KLÄMMA /SMIDIG safety gate extensions may also be returned for a full refund. Consumers who want to keep their PATRULL KLÄMMA or SMIDIG safety gate for limited use in a doorway between rooms or at the bottom of a staircase can contact IKEA to receive free updated user instructions and new adhesive warning labels to put on their safety gate.
Sold At: IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from August 1995 through February 2015 for about $35.
Importers: IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Penn.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Denmark
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed