Z-2467-2010
Braun wheelchair lift, model NL, Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN A wheelchair lift for motor vehicles
The Braun Corporation / initiated 2007-08-15 / Terminated / root cause: design
The Braun Corporation began a recall of Braun wheelchair lift, model NL, Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN A wheelchair lift for motor vehicles on . The reason FDA records is "The wheelchair lifts threshold warning system may not operate and the wheelchair user can fall from the vehicle and be seriously injured". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.
Recall record
- Recall number
- Z-2467-2010
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- Posted
- Terminated
- Recalling firm
- The Braun Corporation
- Product
- Braun wheelchair lift, model NL, Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN A wheelchair lift for motor vehicles.
- Product code
- ING Elevator, Wheelchair, Portable
- Reason for recall
- The wheelchair lifts threshold warning system may not operate and the wheelchair user can fall from the vehicle and be seriously injured.
- Root cause tag
- design
- FDA root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- The Braun Corporation issued a Service Bulletin 34273 entitled "Lift Threshold Sensitivity Bulletin 34273 on October 2007. Braun Corporation also sent a "Safety Recall" letter to the Braun lift owner and letters to all customers on or about August 15, 2007. The letters described the product, problem and the action to be taken by the customer. The customers were instructed to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and conduct a safety recall if they used recalled lifts as original equipment in a system or vehicle that they built; ensure that any associated customers are notified to discontinue the use of their vehicles until they schedule a repair, and verify the threshold warning system is within the NHTSA specification. The customers were informed to contact the NHTSA with questions by calling the Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to http//www.safercar.gov. If they have any problem obtaining the needed repair or wish to schedule service with an approved Braun technician, contact the Braun Corporation Product Support at 1-800-946-7513.
- Quantity in commerce
- 8,356
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution
- Product codes and lots
- model year 2005-2006.
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