IKEA Recalls Children's Folding Tent Due to Laceration and Puncture Hazards

Recall date:October 6, 2011
Product Category: Toys

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada in cooperation with IKEA North America Service, of Conshohocken, Pa. have announced a voluntary recall of 58,000 BUSA children’s folding tent (about 51,000 in the United States and 7,000 in Canada).

The steel wire frame of the tent can break, producing sharp wire ends that can protrude through the tent fabric, posing a laceration or puncture hazard.
Three incidents were reported, including one injury.

Description

This recall involves the products listed below:

This recall involves a cube-shaped children’s folding tent with model number 90192009. The brand name BUSA and IKEA and the model number are printed on a sewn-in label attached to an interior seam in the tent. The tent frame is made of flat steel wire and the tent material is pale green polyester fabric with turquoise, pink and white trim. The tent’s dimensions are: L 28 1/4, W 28 1/4, H 28 1/4. The BUSA children’s folding tents were sold at IKEA stores nationwide from August 2011 through September 2011 for about $8. They were manufactured in Vietnam.

What can you do and whom to contact

Consumers should immediately take it away from children and return it to their nearest IKEA store for a full refund.

For additional information, contact IKEA toll-free at (888) 966-4532 anytime, or visit the firm’s website at http://www.ikea-usa.com

Click here to see the official recall

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