CPSC Recall in 2017: Target Recalls Room Essentials 4-Drawer Dressers Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 17-223

Date: September 13, 2017

Product Name: Room Essentials 4-drawer dressers

Recall Description:

This recall involves Room Essentials 4-drawer dressers sold in three colors. The dressers measure 41 7/8 inches tall by 31 ½ inches wide by 15 11/16 inches deep. Model number 249-05-0103 (black), 249-05-0106 (espresso), or 249-05-0109 (maple) is printed on the product’s packaging.

Hazard Description:

The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in death or injuries to children.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 175,000 (in addition, about 3,000 units were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

The firm has received 12 reports of dressers tipping or collapsing, including tipping over on two three-year-old children. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At:

Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from January 2013 through April 2016 for about $118.

Manufactured In:

Denmark