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IKEA Recalls Children’s Nightlight Due to Electrical Shock Hazard

Recalled August 18, 2015 · CPSC recall 15217 · IKEA

PATRULL Nightlight Orange 302.411.40PATRULL Nightlight White 502.390.23PATRULL Nightlight Pink 702.411.38PATRULL Nightlight Colored Cover removed.
Hazard
The nightlight's plastic covering can detach and expose electrical components, posing an electrical shock hazard.
Remedy
Refund
Units
About 359,000 (in addition, 83,000 were sold in Canada)
Incidents / injuries
IKEA has received one report from Austria where a young child tried to remove the light from the electrical outlet when the colored plastic cover detached. The child received an electric shock and minor wounds on the hand. No incidents have been reported within the US.

Description

This recall affects all PATRULL Nightlights. Nightlights come in white, orange and pink. The nightlights automatically turn on in the dark and off in the light. Each PATRULL Nightlight has an IKEA logo on the back top near the sensor. The light has a dome-shaped plastic cover that gives the light its color and is attached to a white rectangular plastic base. The nightlight is 2 ¾ inches round and 3 ½ inches deep.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the recalled product and contact IKEA for a full refund.

Contact

IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on Press Room at the bottom of the page then Product Recalls at the top of the page for more information.

Product
PATRULL Nightlight
Imported by
IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa.
Retailers
IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from August 2013 to July 2015 for about $4.
Made in
China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →