Hemnes cabinets, shelves and racks
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 29, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Aug 29, 2022the latest report was made
- Aug 29, 2022the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Hemnes
- Maker
- IKEA North America Services, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Cabinets, shelves and racksIncluding room dividersCPSC’s product type: Cabinets, Racks, Room Dividers and Shelves, Nec (code 4056), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Storage & Organization
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2022 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Aug 29, 2022, sent to the company Sep 1, 2022, published by CPSC Sep 16, 2022
The product, in the report: IKEA Hemnes bookcase white bought in 2020. I had the replacement pins as described in the safety announcement here already in place https://www.ikea.com/us/en/newsroom/corporate-news/safety-announcement-hemnes-bookcases-and-glass-cabinets-pubd05feb07
My Hemnes bookcase shelves fell through the pins. I followed the safety announcement here https://www.ikea.com/us/en/newsroom/corporate-news/safety-announcement-hemnes-bookcases-and-glass-cabinets-pubd05feb07
This was already confusing because Ikea already knows this product is an issue and we ordered our bookshelf in 2020 after IKEA already sent a message with this product safety issue and we got the older pins.
Regardless, I got the extended pins. That did not help and this time the shelves fell and cascaded down and fully collapsed.
I got very lucky I knew this bookshelf is not stable and I reacted quickly but my hand almost got crushed and I almost got badly injured from falling books. For context I wasn’t doing anything one bookshelf just fell through. I tried to clear the books and fix it like I normally do and then the top shelf fell on the next shelf onto the next shelf and luckily I had just enough time to move myself away.
I have called IKEA and notified them about this safety issue.
- Model
- Bookcase
- Bought from
- IKEA
- Bought
- Oct 21, 2020
- Where
- Hyattsville, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 29, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Hemnes, made or sold by IKEA North America Services, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.