IKEA Recalls Floor and Table Lamps due to Shock Hazard
Home product recall 16-123. Announced by CPSC on Mar 18, 2016.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 18, 2016. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 30,600 units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Cables damaged during manufacturing can come in contact with the metal body of the lamp, posing a shock hazard to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled floor and table lamps and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on “Press Room” at the bottom of the page, then “Product Recalls” at the top of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
The lamps are brush-finished nickel plated and have a dimmer switch. The floor lamp is 49 inches tall, and the table lamps are 14 or 18 inches tall. “Gothem” and the IKEA logo are printed on the label attached to the underside of each lamp base.
About 30,600 units, as CPSC gives them.
Gothem floor and table lamps.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 6 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by IKEA North America Services LLC, Conshohocken, Pa.
- Distributed by IKEA North America Services LLC, Conshohocken, Pa.
- IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from October 2015 through February 2016 for between $20 and $50.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Three reports of minor shock have been received worldwide.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.