CPSC And IKEA Announce TV Cabinet Recall
Home product recall 95-143. Announced by CPSC on Jul 12, 1995.
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Announced by CPSC on Jul 12, 1995. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Collapse
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
July 12, 1995 Release # 95-143 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, IKEA, headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., is recalling about 1,700 BONDE TV Cabinets, model numbers 27371276, 17371205, and 57371208. The television shelf may collapse under the weight of a large 31-inch to 35-inch television. Consumers sitting immediately in front of the television could be seriously or fatally injured by a television falling from a collapsed shelf.IKEA received five reports of the television shelf collapsing CPSC and IKEA are not aware of any injuries involving this product.The Bonde TV Cabinet was sold only at IKEA stores nationwide from July 1993 through November 1994 for about $360. It was sold unassembled in a brown cardboard box labelled with the name and model number. The cabinet, which was sold in three colors: redbrown, ash, and beech, measures 57 inches high, 42 inches wide, and 21 inches deep.Consumers who purchased a Bonde TV Cabinet from IKEA between July 1993 and the end of November 1994 should call (800) 455-8800 for an information package detailing options. IKEA is offering consumers a full refund, replacement, in-home repair, or exchange
IKEA Bonde TV Cabinets.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by IKEA.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
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