Popular Ikea Bookshelves Recalled Due To Danger Of Collapsing

Two super-popular Ikea furnishings have been urgently recalled. There are fears that the items are dangerous as they could collapse and cause injury.

The ACCC has issued a warning to those customers who have bought the Ikea HEMNES bookcase and glass-door cabinet shelves between April 2010 to April 2017, online or in-store.

It has been reported that this furniture could shrink and move in a dry indoor climate. This could result in the shelves and cabinets falling and causing injury.

Ikea has received the “occasional” report from Europe and North America about the shelves on these items shrinking or moving during the winter.

The recall notice said: “The HEMNES bookcases and glass-door cabinets are made of solid wood, designed to last and keep their place in the home of Ikea customers for a long time.”

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Those who own a HEMNES bookcase or cabinet manufactured before 2017 can order replacement longer shelf support pins by contacting their closest IKEA store or the IKEA Customer Support Centre.

IKEA Customer Support Centres are open Monday to Sunday, 8am – 9.30pm Vic/Tas – 03 8523 2154 ACT/NSW – 02 8020 6641 Qld/NT – 07 3380 6800 SA – 08 8154 4532 WA – 08 9201 4532 or visit www.IKEA.com.au/recalls

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42 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 05 Jun 2023
    10:30 am
Oh dear what a shame

- - ella12 said
  - 29 Nov 2019
    4:50 pm
I am not a fan of IKEA.

- - rnash02 said
  - 21 Sep 2019
    12:20 pm
We don’t own and furniture from ikea

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 11 Sep 2019
    6:02 pm
Wow. I don’t like the idea on any furniture falling, let alone one with glass in it

- - mish06 said
  - 10 Sep 2019
    9:34 pm
I love the Hemnes range but as yet we haven’t bought the bookshelves.

- - mom207052 said
  - 09 Sep 2019
    9:34 pm
Thanks for the PDA. Thankfully our Ikea shelf is not affected.

- - mom350461 said
  - 07 Sep 2019
    6:19 pm
Every book case or draws I bought I’ve always mounted then to a wall just to ensure they don’t fall
- Ellen replied
  
  08 Sep 2019 , 7:43 am
  That’s indeed the best thing to do when possible (hard when you rent though).
- - mom322360 said
  - 06 Sep 2019
    8:37 am
I nearly bought this, lucky i didn’t. Geez!

- - tessie said
  - 05 Sep 2019
    3:20 pm
Can’t believe it’s taken them so long to work this out. Hope no-one has been hurt by one of these cupboards

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 05 Sep 2019
    10:04 am
I think I got the black one

- - rovermum said
  - 05 Sep 2019
    9:16 am
Great share, thank you. I think this kind of information is always important. Whilst I don’t own these, I think it’s good to be aware.

- - DaffyD said
  - 05 Sep 2019
    8:29 am
Thanks for the information, my IKEA book case is from forever ago, so they normally do last

- - our.little.t.house said
  - 05 Sep 2019
    7:55 am
It’s strange that they ‘shrink’. I’ve heard of flat pack furniture swelling, but never shrinking.

- - MisChip said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    11:02 pm
Thankfully I don’t own these. But I love ikea!

- - shanika said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    10:22 pm
Don’t own one.

- - nealsq said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    10:22 pm
That’s a bit scary, I hope everyone sees the recall

- - mom101628 said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    10:11 pm
Thankfully all my bookshelves are anchored to the walls and I made sure the pins were long enough for the books I placed on them

- - mom290396 said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    10:07 pm
I love how ikea is so quick to pull their products if they suspect issues. Just so glad it’s not the billy bookcase range. I own 5 of those, plus the doors. I’d hate to have to move the thousands of books and return/buy new cases and reorganise all the books! Hopefully nobody has had issues with their bookcases or been hurt!
- Ellen replied
  
  05 Sep 2019 , 4:44 am
  I know such a hassle, right ?!
- - mom360699 said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    9:32 pm
How scary. Reiterates the importance of attaching cabinets to the wall for safety…

- - musicmum said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    8:15 pm
I always thought Ikea was really good at product inspection but they must of not considered the indoor dry climate that makes the wood change, great they are not taking chances though.