2024-12-23T21:33:42-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149955313/ikea-recalls-over-35-million-malm-and-other-dressers-and-chests-due-to-child-fatalities Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-06-30T18:30:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wa/wa2oqmeoz02gzki1.JPG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Well that's a downer. In response to multiple child deaths resulting from their distinctive particleboard units tipping over,&nbsp;IKEA is offering a full refund or a free wall-mounting kit for any MALM dresser or chest, and additional&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/about_ikea/newsitem/062816-recall-chest-and-dressers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">models</a>, made between January 2002 and June 2016. In total, that affects more than 35 million pieces of furniture sold in the U.S. and Canada.&nbsp;</p><p>According to the&nbsp;U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the unstable units pose&nbsp;"a serious tip-over and entrapment hazard that can result in death or serious injuries to children." Last year, after two reported child deaths in 2014, IKEA announced that it would offer wall-anchoring repair kits to owners for free. Two additional deaths after the 2015 announcement prompted IKEA to go full-recall, asking consumers to stop using the units entirely, and keep them away from children.</p><p>According to the CPSC, one child dies every two weeks from furniture or TVs tipping over, and one is injured every 24 minutes. More i...</p>