MALM dressers, desks and chests
4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 4, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 4reports to CPSC
- Dec 4, 2019the latest report was made
- Oct 11, 2014the earliest
- 4with the company’s comments
- Brand
- MALM
- Maker
- IKEA North America Services, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Dressers, desks and chestsIncluding bureaus and buffetsCPSC’s product type: Desks, Dressers, Chests, Bureaus, or Buffets (code 604), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2019 | 1 |
| June 2016 | 1 |
| May 2016 | 1 |
| October 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Death 1
- No one hurt 3 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 Dec 4, 2019, sent to the company Dec 27, 2019, published by CPSC Jan 10, 2020
The product, in the report: The beige Malm dresser recalled by IKEA. 4 full size drawers with two split drawers at the top, totaling 5 levels of drawers.
Our son had turned 3 a few months prior to the tip-over, and was in our bedroom when we heard a loud crash and our son scream. My husband and I ran in to find our IKEA Malm dresser had tipped forward, apparently when our son had tried to climb the front. He was visibly shaken but unharmed. The dresser hadn’t been able to fall completely flat because it had landed partially on our bed, leaving a space below it. This was at a house we were renting at the time and has since been demolished during the highway expansion. If the address doesn’t come up, that’s why.
- Model
- 12882
- Bought from
- IKEA Frisco, Texas
- Bought
- Mar 4, 2009, about then
- Where
- Hickory Creek, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 3, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand MALM, made or sold by IKEA North America Services, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Death Made Jun 30, 2016, sent to the company Aug 23, 2016, published by CPSC Sep 7, 2016
The product, in the report: Dresser
9/27/11 Caller is reporting that her 2 year old nephew was killed by the MALM dresser after her brother had only purchased it for a month, it was reported to her that her 4 year old nephew was sent to wake up the child and found him under the dresser. The ambulance was called in and they transported the child to a hospital they declared the child DOA. There was a police and hospital report submitted.
- Model
- MALM
- Bought from
- IKEA
- Where
- Woodbridge, Virginia: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 2, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Other Relative
- As this report names them
- Brand MALM, made or sold by IKEA North America Services, LLC
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No one hurt Made May 10, 2016, sent to the company Jul 6, 2017, published by CPSC Jul 20, 2017
The product, in the report: Chest/dresser
Caller stated that her chest/dresser tipped over and fell breaking the objects on it. The item was recalled and she had sent for a repair kit about 8 months ago but never received it. Fortunately a child was not present when the incident occurred to cause any injury or fatality.
Recall#15-190 Hazard: Chests and dressers can tip over if not attached to the wall, posing an entrapment hazard.
The manufacturer was contacted and a voicemail was left.
- Model
- MALM
- Bought from
- Ikea, Illinois
- Where
- Chicago, Illinois: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand MALM, made or sold by IKEA North America Services, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Oct 11, 2014, sent to the company Oct 21, 2014, published by CPSC Nov 20, 2014
The product, in the report: Ikea Malm dresser
we have the 6 drawer ikea malm dresser in my 3yo daughters room. it is filled with just clothing. this morning, i heard a thud and she yelled for me. the dresser had tipped and was leaning on top of her. she was on her knees holding it up. thankfully she was unharmed.
i work in a hospital and this past year we had a fatality of a 2 yo patient die while stuck in the same dresser. when all the drawers are open, it falls foward. although, i do not know if my child had opened the drawers or if they flew open with the force of it falling. she was crying and could not tell me what happened.
- Bought from
- Ikea
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 3, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Malm, made or sold by IKEA North America Services, LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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