Z-1851-2011

Pelton & Crane Spirit 1800 dental chair (Model #SP18)

Name: Z-1851-2011 Pelton & Crane Spirit 1800 dental chair (Model #SP18)
Creator: Pelton & Crane Company
Published: 2011-03-04
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

KaVo Dental Technologies, LLC / initiated 2011-03-04 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Pelton & Crane Company began a recall of Pelton & Crane Spirit 1800 dental chair (Model #SP18) on 2011-03-04. The reason FDA records is "The Link Arm Assembly that connects some rear mounted options to the Spirit 3000 or Spirit 1800 dental chairs may potentially break and fall off the dental chair". 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-1851-2011
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2011-03-04
Posted: 2011-03-30
Terminated: 2011-08-16
Recalling firm: KaVo Dental Technologies, LLC
Product: Pelton & Crane Spirit 1800 dental chair (Model #SP18)
Product code: NRU Chair, Dental, Without Operative Unit
Reason for recall: The Link Arm Assembly that connects some rear mounted options to the Spirit 3000 or Spirit 1800 dental chairs may potentially break and fall off the dental chair.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Process control
Action: Pelton & Crane sent an "Urgent Medical Device Recall" letter dated 3/04/2011. They were instructed to: Locate the affected devices this recall is in regards to. Schedule service with the end user for Pelton & Crane representative to replace the affected components this recall is in regards to. International accounts were instructed to order link arm assemblies from Pelton & Crane and replace the affected components. All consignees were to complete the Recall Acknowledgement/Return Form and return the form to Pelton & Crane.
Quantity in commerce: 6 units
Distribution: Distribution to USA, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Product codes and lots: Agency model #SP18, Catalog model #1802 and 1803, all units.

Product code NRU

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

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