CPSC, thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Settle Lawsuit: Firm to Conduct Recall to Inspect Home Elevators Due to Entrapment Hazard Posing Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Children; One Child Death Reported
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2022-09-14). Hazards: entrapment, injury. About 16,800 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 22221 |
| Published | 2022-09-14 |
| Last updated | 2022-09-14 |
| Products | thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Residential Elevators |
| Firm named in the title | thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Settle Lawsuit: Firm to Conduct |
| Firms | ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing, LLC (manufacturer); thyssenkrupp Access Corp. (manufacturer); Access Industries (manufacturer); National Wheel-O-Vator (manufacturer) |
| Manufactured in | United States |
| Units (US) | 16,800 |
| Hazard classes | entrapment, injury |
| Remedy classes | repair, inspect |
| Sold | Sold to dealers for installation in homes between approximately 1996 and 2012 for between $15,000 and $25,000 for a two-landing installation. |
Description
This recall involves home or residential elevators under a variety of TKA-owned model names, including Chaparral, Destiny, LEV, LEV II, LEV II Builder, Rise, Volant, Windsor, Independence, and Flexi-Lift that TKA manufactured and sold to dealers for installation in homes between approximately 1996 and 2012.
Hazard
Children can become entrapped in the space between the exterior hoistway door and the elevator car door or gate and suffer serious injury or death if the elevator is called to another floor.
Remedy
Homeowners should immediately contact TKA for a free inspection and free installation of the free space guard(s). Alternatively, TKA will provide inspection and installation instructions directly to homeowners who do not wish to have an installer come into their home.
Incidents and injuries
There have been three incidents involving these elevators, including a 2-year old child who died in 2017 and a 2010 incident that left a 3-year old child permanently disabled.
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