Dressers Sold Exclusively By Walmart Recalled Due To Tip-Over And Entrapment Hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recently announced the recall of GIKPAL 12-drawer Dressers. According to the recall, the dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in injuries or death to children. The CPSC alleges that the dressers violate performance and warning label requirements of the STURDY Act.
Consumers are advised to immediately stop using the recalled dressers, if they are not properly anchored to a wall, and place the dresser in an area that children cannot access. The company is prepared to refund customers the cost of the dresser. Consumers are advised to contact ONME Direct for instructions to receive a full refund and submit a photo of the consumer disposing of the product. ONME Direct and Walmart are contacting all known purchasers directly.
Ikea reaches $46M settlement after dresser kills toddler
This isn’t the first time a dresser has been implicated in the death of a child. In 2020, Ikea agreed to pay a California family $46 million after their 2-year-old son was killed when an unsecured Ikea dresser fell on top of him. According to the plaintiffs, the dresser model was “inherently unstable.”
At least eight children are believed to have been killed by dressers that were part of a major recall. Shortly after the trial, a lawyer for the plaintiff said that millions of the recalled dressers may still be in use.
According to the lawsuit, the recalled dressers posed a risk of tipping over if they were not secured to the wall. Ikea previously said that the products were not designed to be “free-standing.”
The deadly incident occurred after the toddler’s father put him down for a nap in May 2017. The child must have gotten up at some point and went over to an Ikea three-drawer Malm dresser that was in his room and pulled the dresser onto him. The toddler’s father came into the room and found the child with his head in between the middle drawer and the top drawer. The child was asphyxiated to death as a result.
The plaintiffs purchased the dresser in 2008 and never received notice that it had been recalled, according to their attorney. The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in 2018 against Ikea accusing the company of failing to adequately warn consumers that the dresser could be dangerous, despite knowing the risks.
The plaintiffs accused Ikea of “intentionally, willfully, wantonly, and recklessly” failing to adequately redesign the MALM dresser line to address the known risk of injury and death. The further failed to stop the sale of the MALM line, failed to warn the public of a known risk of injury and death, and failed to institute a voluntary recall of the MALM line after a number of children had lost their lives.
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Sources:
npr.org/2020/01/07/794281632/ikea-reaches-46-million-settlement-over-death-of-toddler-killed-by-dresser-tip-o
cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/GIKPAL-Dressers-Recalled-Due-to-Tip-Over-and-Entrapment-Hazards-Violations-of-Federal-Regulation-for-Clothing-Storage-Units-Sold-Exclusively-on-Walmart-com-by-ONME-Direct