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IKEA announces recall on children’s tent

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Staff Report 11:06 AM Thursday, October 6, 2011

WEST CHESTER TWP. - Swedish Furniture store IKEA announced a recall of a children’s folding tent it had sold over the summer.

IKEA is recalling the BUSA children’s folding tent according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission because it said the steel wire frame of the tent could break, producing sharp wire ends that could puncture the tent’s cloth covering and possibly injure the tent’s occupants.

According to IKEA, about 58,000 tents were sold in the United States and Canada

The tent was sold in August and September for around $8, IKEA said. It is described as a cube-shaped children’s folding tent with model number 90192009. The brand name BUSA and IKEA and the model number are printed on a sewn-in label attached to an interior seam in the tent. The tent frame is made of flat steel wire and the tent material is pale green polyester fabric with turquoise, pink and white trim. The tent was manufactured in Vietnam.

According to IKEA, three incidents involving the tent have been reported world-wide, resulting in one minor injury. None of the reported incidents were in the United States.

Anyone who purchased the tent can return it to the nearest IKEA store for a fully refund.

For additional information, contact IKEA at (888) 966-4532 or visit www.ikea-usa.com.

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