Z-2815-2020Class II

PAPR (Powered Air-Purifying Respirator) - Model# WLPAPR20W1

Name: Z-2815-2020 PAPR (Powered Air-Purifying Respirator) - Model# WLPAPR20W1
Creator: Whirlpool Corporation
Published: 2020-07-02
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Whirlpool Corporation / initiated 2020-07-02 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Whirlpool Corporation began a recall of PAPR (Powered Air-Purifying Respirator) - Model# WLPAPR20W1 on 2020-07-02. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "The rivets that secure the elastic headband to the face shield have the potential to be mis-assembled. When this condition occurs, it can result in a headband that can become loose from face shield allowing the face...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-2815-2020
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2020-07-02
Posted: 2020-08-14
Terminated: 2021-06-25
Recalling firm: Whirlpool Corporation
Product: PAPR (Powered Air-Purifying Respirator) - Model# WLPAPR20W1
Product code: NZJ Respirator, N95, For Use By The General Public In Public Health Medical Emergencies
Reason for recall: The rivets that secure the elastic headband to the face shield have the potential to be mis-assembled. When this condition occurs, it can result in a headband that can become loose from face shield allowing the face shield to shield on the user.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Manufacturing material removal
Action: Customers were contacted via email/telephone beginning 6/18/20. Rework was conducted in-house at the customer facilities.
Quantity in commerce: 528 units
Distribution: The products were distributed to the following US states: MI.
Product codes and lots: Lot code: JX20 (or week #20 of 2020)

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2815-2020
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-2815-2020	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2020-08-26	2020-08-14

Product code NZJ

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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About this record

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.

MDM adds the root cause tag, derived from FDA’s own root cause text, and the cross-links to the product code, the clearances named on the record and MDM coverage. Where a recall has not been joined to an enforcement report, no classification is shown.

Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)