IKEA Recalls Children's Bed Canopies Due to Strangulation Hazard

This recall was issued March 20, 2014.

Company: Ikea North America Services Llc, Of Conshohocken, Pa.
Posted: March 20, 2014
Recall Number: 14137
Quantity: About 255,000 in the United States, 7,000 in Canada and 2.6 million worldwide
Official Source: View on CPSC website ↗

Reason for Recall

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

Action Taken

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled children's bed canopies and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund.

Product Images

Red pointed canopy top with white mesh fabric

White pointed canopy top with multicolored dots and upside-down triangles sewn on the white mesh fabric

Blue pointed canopy top with blue mesh fabric

Blue pointed canopy top with white mesh fabric and white clouds

Green pointed canopy top with green leaves and green mesh fabric

Pink pointed canopy top with pink mesh fabric

Yellow canopy attached to a stand which is clamped to the frame of a crib.

White canopy with golden ribbon at the top and crowns printed on sheer white fabric

White canopy with golden swirl decorations printed on the edge of the fabric

White pointed canopy top with green leaf decorations sewn on the sheer white fabric

Light pink pointed canopy with pink lace and sequins sewn on the sheer light pink fabric

Incidents & 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.

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