Z-1818-2015Class II

Viking M, L, and XL Mobile Lifts. Non-AC-powered patient lift

Name: Z-1818-2015 Viking M, L, and XL Mobile Lifts. Non-AC-powered patient lift
Creator: Hill-Rom, Inc.
Published: 2015-03-20
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Hill-Rom Inc. / initiated 2015-03-20 / Terminated / root cause: labeling and UDI

FDA source

Hill-Rom, Inc. began a recall of Viking M, L, and XL Mobile Lifts. Non-AC-powered patient lift on 2015-03-20. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Complaints (including one reported death) allegedly of the lift arm drifting down suddenly. If the lift arm assembly is manually lifted, the actuator can become damaged and get stuck in the highest position. If a...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as labeling and UDI.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1818-2015
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2015-03-20
Posted: 2015-06-19
Terminated: 2017-08-04
Recalling firm: Hill-Rom Inc.
Product: Viking M, L, and XL Mobile Lifts. Non-AC-powered patient lift.
Product code: FSA Lift, Patient, Non-Ac-Powered
Reason for recall: Complaints (including one reported death) allegedly of the lift arm drifting down suddenly. If the lift arm assembly is manually lifted, the actuator can become damaged and get stuck in the highest position. If a patient is lifted into the sling while the actuator is stuck, there is a potential risk of a free fall of the patient, resulting in minor or potentially catastrophic injuries.
Root cause tag: labeling and UDI
FDA root cause: Labeling design
Action: On 3/20/2015, URGENT Field Safety Notice notifications, dated 3/19/2015 were sent to US customers by e-mail and or courier. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification. Customers are forward a copy of the letter to any other appropriate facility personnel. Additionally, the attached form should be completed and returned to Hill-Rom. Upon receipt, the firm will contact customers to schedule an inspection of the potentially affected devices. For questions, call 800-445-3720 (Mon - Thurs, 8 am - 6:30 pm; Friday, 8 am - 6 pm).
Quantity in commerce: 24, 798
Distribution: Worldwide Distribution -- AE, AO, AR, AT, AU, AZ, BD, BE, BG, BH, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CS, CZ, DE, DK, EG, ES, FI, FR, GR, HK, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IR, IS, IT, JO, JP, KR, KW, LB, LI, LT, LU, LV, MA, MT, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, OM, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, SY, TH, TN, TR, TW, UK, US, VE, and ZA.
Product codes and lots: Viking¿ M Lift Model 2040035 (S/N 9 200 000 - 9 201 689) Model 2040015 (S/N 7 500 401 - 7 568 899) Model 2040005 (S/N 7 100 101 - 7 200 200) Viking¿ L Lift Model 2040004 (S/N 7 200 201 - 7 300 300) Viking¿ XL/Viking¿ 300 Lift Model 2040003 (S/N 800 001 - 804 999)

Enforcement reports

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FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1818-2015
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-1818-2015	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2015-06-24	2015-06-18

Product code FSA

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-10-14, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)