IKEA has voluntarily recalled multiple product lines of their chests and dressers, including MALM, due to tip-over safety hazards that have been linked to the deaths of three children. You may be eligible for a full or partial refund if you bought your dresser or chest any time through June 2016. Here’s how.




If you bought a dresser or chest from this list of affected products pretty much at any point up to the date of the recall (June 28, 2016), you can contact IKEA via email at secureit@ikea.com or their toll free number at (866) 856-4532; or head to your nearest IKEA store in person.

We will provide you with 1) a full refund if the chest or dresser was manufactured between January 1, 2002 and June 28, 2016; 2) a store credit for 50% of the original purchase price if the product was manufactured before January 2002; or 3) a $50 store credit if the date stamp is unidentifiable.


Products affected by the recall include many chests and dressers, between 23.5 inches and 29.5 inches tall and having 3-, 4-, 5-, or 6-drawers, that were manufactured or sold through June 2016. You can request to have IKEA come to your home and remove the chest or dresser, free of charge. You can also request a free wall-anchoring repair kit here.

If you bought their dresser second-hand from someone else other than IKEA, you’re still eligible to participate. IKEA will send you a free wall anchor repair kit or a refund of your purchase price for the chest or dresser. Unfortunately, IKEA doesn’t seem to be offering refunds to customers who bought the drawer after the recall announcement, though they’re still eligible for a free wall anchor repair kit.

For more information, check IKEA’s FAQ for the recall here.

IKEA Recall of Chests and Dressers: FAQ | IKEA

Article has been updated to correctly state which dressers and chests were included in the recall.

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