IKEA recalls crib mattresses

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – IKEA announced that it is recalling crib mattresses that violate the federal flammability standard.

The crib mattress is named ‘VYSSA SPELEVINK’ and retails for $114, according to the website.

The mattress recalled is described as:

The recalled mattresses are 52 inches long and 27 1/2 inches wide.  The crib mattresses are white with a blue piping around the edge and have an identification label attached to the mattress cover has the date of manufacture in Month-DD-YY format or YY-W format and the VYSSA SPELEVINK model name.  Mattresses made after July 2007 also have a federal tag at the foot of the mattress.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission stated that to remedy the problems with the recall that:

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled crib mattresses and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund.

Mattresses that were given in an exchange to consumers for their VYSSA SPELEVINK mattresses in the two previous recalls are included in this recall program.

This includes mattresses that were sold at IKEA stores nationwide and online at www.ikea-usa.com from October 2000 through May 2014 for about $100.