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

CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2022-09-14 · 22221

Hazards

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.

Recall

Number: 22221
Date: 2022-09-14
Injuries reported: 1

Products

Names: thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Residential Elevators

Remedies

Options: Inspect; Repair

Companies

Manufacturer(s): ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing, LLC; thyssenkrupp Access Corp.; Access Industries; National Wheel-O-Vator
Retailer(s): Sold to dealers for installation in homes between approximately 1996 and 2012 for between $15,000 and $25,000 for a two-landing installation.
Country of manufacture: United States

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.

Source

Authoritative: CPSC recall page
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