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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

Do you own a HEMNES cabinet or bookshelf? Tell us in the comments below.

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  • We have the “Billy” bookcase so we are safe.

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  • Oh dear you would thing they test products before putting them on the shelf

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  • I don’t own one of these thank goodness. I hope the people who do read this though so they find out before an accident happens.

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  • I just called Ikea and they said that if I brought it in they would give a full refund even without a receipt.

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  • I’m literally looking at my collapsed bookcase as I read this article. I knew the pins were too short!!!

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  • No, don’t own any of these. I did look at them but decided I didn’t like the small feet on them, didn’t look too stable! Thanks for the heads up!

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  • Omg… Thanks for the update. Nope I don’t own any of these.

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  • Thanks for the Ikea alert.

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  • Love that I get updates like this from you guys, otherwise I’d never know!

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  • Good recall, a major safety issue

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  • Thank you for the update.

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  • I don’t own any Ikea products

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  • I love Ikea and wish we had one closer to where I live. A recall can occur to any shop/centre, it is just a good thing that problems that have occurred can be issued with a recall to try to stop further injuries from occurring.

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  • We don’t have any ikea furniture but the cabinet looks really nice.

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  • I have some Ikea cream colour book cases but they fit flat on the floor. They don’t have legs. I bought them second hand from the place I live at and don’t have books for them.

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  • That’s a pretty big fail, really.

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  • I love the Hemnes products even if I don’t have any at home.

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  • Thanks for the heads up. I think this is a risk of many book shelves. We had 2 tear ago shelf cupboards custom made for quite some money and we weren’t pleased the shelves come frequently down.

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  • Wow, that’s scary! Glad we don’t have one, and anyone who does can get it fixed before any injuries occur

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