Cuts, Injuries

Drawer knobs in solid glass – "KVIBY"

IKEA
Drawer knobs in solid glass – "KVIBY"Drawer knobs in solid glass – "KVIBY"
Case number
1109/08
Category
Furniture
Type / Model
5-digit supplier number 10269, 4-digit date stamp (YYWW)
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Sweden
Country of origin
πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Denmark
Published
2008-10-10

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of cuts and laceration injuries to the hand should the glass drawer knob break. This could occur due to over-tightening of the screw fitting used to fix the drawer knob to the drawer front, either during assembly or normal use.14 incidents have been reported worldwide.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective action taken by the retailer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

KVIBY glass drawer knob made of solid glass and fixed to the drawer front by means of a self-tapping screw and plastic insert imbedded into the glass drawer knob. The country of manufacture, Denmark, is indicated on an adhesive label attached to the underside or rear of the frame.