Rifton E-Pacer Powered Lift Device Recalled for Buckle Fatigue Failure
Community Products, LLC is recalling 167 Rifton E-Pacer powered lift devices because a design change makes the load-bearing buckle springs susceptible to fatigue failure.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a structural failure of a load-bearing component in a medical device, which poses a risk of harm even though specific injuries are not reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Community Products, LLC is recalling 167 units of the Rifton E-Pacer, SKU K660, powered lift device. The recall was initiated due to a design change in the load-bearing quick release buckle. This change renders the springs in the latch mechanism susceptible to fatigue failure after repeated use.
The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States and to foreign countries worldwide, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Denmark, Italy, Hong Kong, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Colombia, and Russia. The recall covers specific units identified by ID codes listed in the official FDA record Z-0166-2020.
Consumers should stop using the affected devices and contact Community Products, LLC for further instructions. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall, indicating that the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- Rifton E-Pacer, SKU K660, powered lift device
- Manufacturer
- Community Products, LLC
- Category
- Medical Device — Mobility Aid
- Affected units
- 167
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by Community Products, LLC under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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