The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2294-2019·Announced 2019-08-28

TiSport Recalls TiLite Wheelchair Anti-Tip Tubes for Tipping Risk

TiSport is recalling 1,452 TiLite wheelchairs because the anti-tip tubes may fail, allowing the chair to tip backwards.

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 medical device with a potential for serious injury (wheelchair tipping) but the source text does not report any actual injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

TiSport, LLC is recalling 1,452 TiLite X-Short anti-tip tubes, which are components of TiLite manual wheelchairs. The affected models include TRA, AERO T, ZRA, AERO Z, 2GX, AERO X, Twist, and AERO R. These components are designed to prevent manual wheelchairs from tipping backwards, providing mobility to physically impaired individuals.

The recall was initiated because the anti-tip tubes potentially fail in certain situations, which can cause the wheelchairs to tip backwards. The affected products were distributed nationwide, including Puerto Rico, as well as to Canada, Australia, Brazil, China, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay.

Consumers who own these specific wheelchair models should stop using the affected anti-tip tubes and contact TiSport for further instructions on how to resolve the issue.

The recalled product

Product
TiLite X-Short anti-tip tubes, models TRA, AERO T, ZRA, AERO Z, 2GX, AERO X, Twist, and AERO R, a component of the TiLite wheelchair (anti-tip extension for manual wheelchairs). Product Usage: The affected component is part of a manual wheelchair to provide mobility to…
Manufacturer
TiSport, Llc
Category
Medical Device — Wheelchair Component
Hazard
Affected units
1,452

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)

  • 11908818
  • 11914822
  • 11918140
  • 11922587
  • 11927950
  • 11928694
  • 11931072
  • 11931597
  • 11935222
  • 11936116
  • 11937341
  • 11944462
  • 11946693
  • 11946914
  • 11948640
  • 11958774
  • 11961303
  • 11963610
  • 11971197
  • 11972416

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 1 state specifically:

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