The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1137-2015·Announced 2015-03-04

Invacare TDX Electric Wheelchairs Recalled for Fire Hazard

Invacare is recalling 1,942 TDX, FDX, and Storm Series power wheelchairs because wire pinching can cause smoking, sparking, or fire.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a potential fire hazard in a medical device, which aligns with the rubric criteria for 'Severe' severity involving significant injury or property damage reports.

Plain-English summary

Invacare Corporation is recalling 1,942 units of TDX, FDX, and Storm Series (3G) power wheelchairs. The affected models are in 20 to 24-inch width configurations with power recline seating systems and conventional style backs. The recall covers units distributed nationwide in the United States, as well as in Canada and Australia.

The recall is due to a risk of fire. If the slack in the wires is not routed and secured correctly, flexing of the back pan under the user's weight may cause the headrest knob or clamp bracket to pinch, damage, or cut the wire. Repetitive pinching of a wire at the same place may result in smoking, sparking, burning, or fire.

Consumers should stop using the affected wheelchairs and contact Invacare Corporation for instructions on how to resolve the issue. The recall includes specific model numbers and serial numbers listed in the official FDA notice.

The recalled product

Product
TDX Electric Wheelchair. Invacare FDX, TDX series and Storm Series (3G) power wheelchairs in 20 to 24 inch width configurations with power recline seating system and a conventional style back.
Manufacturer
Invacare Corporation
Category
Medical Device — Power Wheelchair
Hazard
Affected units
1,942

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (20)

  • 11LE003215
  • 10LE000825
  • 10JE000783
  • 08GE001643
  • 10HE002685
  • 10HE000921
  • 12DE000966
  • 12IE003985
  • 11KE001216
  • 07JE005091
  • 11CE002223
  • 10HE004991
  • 11DE002513
  • 11EE001617
  • 11AE001071
  • 09LE002681
  • 07KE001564
  • 07GE004941
  • 08CE002502
  • 11KE003316

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 44 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Invacare Corporation 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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