The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1505-2021·Announced 2021-05-05

Merits Mobility Scooters Recalled for Broken Seat Baseplate Pin

Merits Health Products is recalling 189 mobility scooters because the seat baseplate pin has broken in the field.

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 involves a structural defect in a mobility device that poses a risk of harm to users, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a high-risk product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Merits Holdings Co. dba Merits Health Products, Inc. is recalling 189 units of mobility scooters, including Pioneer, Silverado, and other models. The recall is due to a defect where the seat baseplate pin has broken in the field.

The affected scooters were distributed nationwide to numerous states and internationally to Canada. The specific models involved include Pioneer 1, Pioneer 2, Pioneer 3, Pioneer 4, Pioneer 9, Pioneer 10, Silverado, and Silverado Extreme scooters.

Consumers should check their serial numbers against the list provided in the official recall notice to determine if their device is affected. If a unit is affected, users should contact the manufacturer for instructions on repair or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Scooter
Manufacturer
Merits Holdings Co. dba Merits Health Products, Inc.
Category
Medical Device — Mobility Scooter
Hazard
Affected units
189

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)

  • Pioneer 3 Scooter - Model Number: S131
  • Part No: S13152ARMU
  • Serial Numbers: MU200900928
  • MU200600612
  • MU200600610
  • MU200600887
  • MU200600621
  • MU200600620
  • MU200600619
  • MU200600618
  • MU200600608
  • MU200600616
  • MU200600609
  • MU200600607
  • MU200600615
  • MU200600613
  • MU200900930
  • MU200600892
  • MU200600874
  • MU200600889

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 2 recalled by Merits Holdings Co. dba Merits Health Products, Inc. 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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