PassportJun 29, 2016 | By: Brenda Mak
Ikea Recalls 29M Dressers After 6 Kids, Including MN boy, Killed
Recalled Ikea Malm six-drawer dresser. Courtesy of U.S. Consumer Product Safety.
Ikea is recalling 29 million chests and dressers after six children were killed when the furniture toppled over and fell on them.
The company says that all chests and dressers should be attached to a wall to prevent them from toppling over. Ikea says anyone who owns a chest or dresser that is not mounted to a wall should remove them out of reach from children.
All six children were 3 years old or younger, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The CPSC said it also received 36 reports of children who were injured.
One child was killed about 27 years ago. The other deaths were more recent, between 2002 and 2016. In February, a 22-month-old boy from Apple Valley died when a Malm six-drawer chest fell on top of him.
The recalled MALM chests were sold from 2002 through June 2016 for between $70 and $200.
RECALLED MALM CHESTS AND DRESSERS
| Names | Sold Dates | Measurements |
| MALM 3 | 10/2002 to 6/2016 | 31½” x 18⅞” x 30¾” |
| MALM 4 | 6/2002 to 6/2016 | 31½” x 18⅞” x 39½” |
| MALM 5 | 10/2002 to 4/2006 | 157/8” x 19” x 481/4“ |
| MALM 6 | 6/2002 to 6/2016 | 31½” x 18⅞” x 48⅜” |
| MALM 6 LONG | 11/2002 to 6/2016 | 63” x 18⅞” x 30¾” |
| MALM 6 | 4/2006 to 6/2016 | 153/4” x 191/8” x 483/8“ |
Ikea is offering free kits to attach the chests and dressers to a wall. Customers can also ask Ikea for a refund.
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