CPSC recall 16-098, announced February 9, 2016, covers IKEA Ceiling lamps (about 840,000 units). The plastic retaining clips that secure the glass shades to the lamp housings can break and allow the glass shades to fall, posing a laceration hazard. The notice cites 224 incident reports and 11 injuries. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ceiling lamps, uninstall them and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund. Recall contact: call 888-966-4532, or go to www.ikea-usa.com.
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Compare the model on your label, then check any serial numbers, date codes, and exclusions in the notice. A model match alone does not confirm that your unit is included.
The CPSC data does not provide a discrete model-number list for this record. Compare the product description and identification details on the official notice.
Type number and the model name of the lamps are on a label attached to the electrical lamp housing.
Which products are included?
This recall involves Ikea HYBY and LOCK ceiling lamps. The lamps have domed white frosted glass shades and three plastic clips that attach the shade to steel electrical lamp housings. The HYBY has a shade that is 15 inches in diameter and decorated with four opaque concentric lines. The lamp housing holds two light bulbs. The LOCK has a shade that is 10 inches in diameter. The lamp housing holds one light bulb. Type number and the model name of the lamps are on a label attached to the electrical lamp housing. The HYBY is type number T1011 and the LOCK is type number T0201.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhat to look for
- Where to look
a label attached to the electrical lamp housing
(the notice’s words)- When sold
- November 2002 through January 2016
- Where sold
- IKEA, among the sellers the notice names
- Price paid
- $5 to $13
Why it was recalled
The plastic retaining clips that secure the glass shades to the lamp housings can break and allow the glass shades to fall, posing a laceration hazard.
Incidents and injuries
Ikea has received 224 reports of incidents worldwide of retaining clips breaking and glass shades falling from the lamps, including with 11 injuries. Three incidents with no injuries were reported in the U.S.
Official remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ceiling lamps, uninstall them and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund.
What to do now
- Check the product. This notice lists no model numbers. Compare yours with the description and photos in the official notice.
- Stop using it. The notice says to stop using recalled units immediately.
- Contact the firm. Call 888-966-4532, or go to www.ikea-usa.com.
- Get the remedy. This recall offers a refund.
- Read the official notice. The CPSC notice is the final word on which units are included and what to do.
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Product and sales details
- Brand
- IKEA
- Product type
- Lamps
- Recall number
- 16-098
- Units
- About 840,000 (in addition, about 427,000 were sold in Canada)
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- IKEA stores worldwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from October 2012 through January 2016 for about $13 for the HYBY ceiling lamp, and from November 2002 through January 2016 for about $5 for the LOCK ceiling lamp.
- Importer
- IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa.
Ceiling lamps
CPSC product type: Indoor Lighting
This recall in context
Compared with the 63 lamp recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Size
- 840,000 units: the 3rd-largest of 54 lamp recalls that state a unit count. The median is 8,050 units.
- Hazards
- Laceration: named in 7 of 63 lamp recalls. Fall: named in 6 of 63 lamp recalls.
- Remedy
- Refund: offered in 31 of 63 lamp recalls, the most common remedy.
- Brand history
- IKEA is named in 41 CPSC notices in this index, from 1995 to 2024. This recall is the 29th. The one before: IKEA LATTJO Tongue drums and LATTJO Drumstick sets (16-075, Jan 2016). 5 of them are lamp recalls.
- Time on sale
- About 13 years. Recalled 1 month after the last month of sales the notice gives.
Recall contact information
IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on Press Room at the bottom of the page then Product Recalls for more information.
Verify phone numbers, hours, and websites on the current CPSC notice before contacting the firm.
Know someone who has one?
Recalls only work when owners hear about them. Send this notice to family or friends who might own the same product.
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