EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-40
IKEA · Drawer knobs in solid glass – "KVIBY"
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.
- Published
- 10 October 2008
- Notifying authority
- Sweden
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective action taken by the retailer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1109/08
- Model
- 5-digit supplier number 10269, 4-digit date stamp (YYWW)
Classification
- Category
- Furniture
- Risk type
- Cuts, Injuries
- Country of origin
- Denmark
Product description
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.