Stryker Power-LOAD Cot Fastening System Recalled for Broken Floor Plates
Stryker is recalling 4,724 Power-LOAD Cot Fastening Systems because the floor plates holding ambulance cot anchors may be broken.
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. The hazard involves a structural component (floor plates) that may be broken, posing a risk of harm during patient transport, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation is recalling 4,724 units of the Power-LOAD Cot Fastening System, Model #6390. The device is intended to assist with loading and unloading a compatible wheeled stretcher (ambulance cot) to and from a transport vehicle and to secure the ambulance cot during transport.
The recall is being issued because the power load floor plates, which hold the ambulance cot anchors in place during patient transport, may be broken. The device has a maximum safe working load of 870 lb (395 kg), which includes the weight of the ambulance cot, patient, and equipment attached to the cot.
The affected units were distributed worldwide, including in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Netherlands, Portugal, Saint Martin, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The intended users are trained professionals, including emergency medical service and medical care center personnel, as well as medical first responders, service technicians, and installers.
The recalled product
- Product
- Power-LOAD Cot Fastening System, Model #6390, Catalog #6390-000-000, UDI: 07613327261523 Power-LOAD is intended to assist with loading and unloading of a compatible wheeled stretcher (ambulance cot) to and from a transport vehicle and to secure the ambulance cot during…
- Manufacturer
- Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation
- Affected units
- 4,724
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Related recalls
Same manufacturer · Stryker Medical Division of Stryker Corporation
See all →- ModerateStryker Cub pediatric cribs sold in USA missing two warning labels
FDA (Devices) · 2026-03-25
- ModerateBariatric hospital beds recalled because they are not tested with certain mattresses
FDA (Devices) · 2025-12-17
- ModerateHospital mattresses recalled because they are not tested with certain beds
FDA (Devices) · 2025-12-17
- HighProCurity patient beds recalled for electrical safety testing defects
FDA (Devices) · 2023-12-13
- HighProCuity Hospital Patient Beds Recalled for Missing Electrical Safety Testing
FDA (Devices) · 2023-12-13
Same hazard · structural failure
See all →- High
- ModerateQuantum Ops Recalls ADAPTABLE Beach Chair Surgical Patient Positioners
FDA (Devices) · 2026-10-14
- SevereMedline Bariatric Rollator Recalled Due to Front Wheel Assembly Disconnect Risk
FDA (Devices) · 2026-10-14
- SevereMedline Bariatric Rollator Recalled Due to Front Wheel Detachment Risk
FDA (Devices) · 2026-10-14
- SeverePacearth Recalls Swing Seats Due to Serious Injury Risk from Falling
CPSC · 2026-10-08
Similar recalls
- HighStryker Power-LOAD Cot Fastening System Recalled for Broken Floor Plates
FDA (Devices) · 2019-05-22
- HighStryker Power-LOAD Ambulance Cot Fastener System Recall for Load Switch Defect
FDA (Devices) · 2012-12-26
- HighStryker Recalls Performance-LOAD Ambulance Cot Fasteners Due to Fastening Issues
FDA (Devices) · 2016-12-21
- HighAmbulance stretcher base leg assembly may bend causing tip and unstable motion
FDA (Devices) · 2023-07-19
- HighStryker Power-PRO TL Ambulance Cots Recalled for Crash Test Non-Compliance
FDA (Devices) · 2020-05-20
- HighStryker PowerPRO Cots Recalled for Smoke and High-Speed Retract Reports
FDA (Devices) · 2016-06-22