IKEA Recalls Beach Chairs Due to Fall and Fingertip Amputation Hazards
Home product recall 17-074. Announced by CPSC on Jan 27, 2017.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 27, 2017. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund or Replace what’s offered
- About 33,400 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The beach chairs can collapse, posing fall and fingertip amputation hazards.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chairs and return them to any IKEA store for a free replacement or full refund. Replacement MYSINGSÖ beach chairs are labeled with article numbers 703.380.17 and 903.380.16 and have plastic stoppers that prevent incorrect re-assembly.
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 or replace.
- 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 on Product Recalls at the top of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves IKEA MYSINGSÖ beach chairs. The chairs are foldable with a wood base and an attached polyester fabric seat. The following article numbers are included in this recall. The article numbers are on labels on the wooden frame and sewn into the fabric. Seat Fabric Color & Pattern Article Number Light Red/Blue Striped 902.280.08 Red/Blue Striped 302.580.79 Solid White 502.851.66 Solid Red 802.873.95 Solid Green 002.931.40 Grey/White Chevron 303.120.24 Light Blue/White Chevron 503.120.23 Light Red/White Chevron 003.120.25
About 33,400 units, as CPSC gives them.
MYSINGSÖ beach chairs.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 9 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Beach chair with article number 002.931.40
- Beach chair with article number 502.851.66
- Beach chair with article number 802.873.95
- Beach chair with article number 303.120.24
- Beach chair with article number 003.120.25
- Beach chair with article number 503.120.23
- Beach chairs with article number 302.580.79
- Beach chairs with article number 902.280.08
- Beach chair label on wooden frame
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by IKEA Supply AG, Switzerland.
- Distributed by IKEA North America Services LLC, Conshohocken, Pa.
- IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from February 2013 through December 2016 for about $25.
- Made in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
IKEA has received 13 reports worldwide of incidents, including 10 reports of injuries, six of which resulted in fingertip amputations. Three of the incidents, including one fingertip amputation injury, were reported in the U.S.
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.