CPSC Recall in 2011: IKEA Recalls Children's Folding Tent Due to Laceration and Puncture Hazards

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 12005

Date: October 05, 2011

Product Name: BUSA children's folding tent

Recall Description:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard Description:

The steel wire frame of the tent can break, producing sharp wire ends that can protrude through the tent fabric, posing a laceration or puncture hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 58,000; 51,000 in the United States and 7,000 in Canada

Incidents:

Three incidents were reported, including one injury. No incidents were reported in the US or Canada

Sold At:

IKEA stores nationwide from August 2011 through September 2011 for about $8.

Manufactured In:

Vietnam