Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Devices)·Z-2459-2025·Announced 2025-09-10

IDM-ARLITE-R wheelchair controls recalled over unintended movement on power-up

IDM-ARLITE-R wheelchair components with firmware 2.3 or lower are recalled because timing variations may skip the neutral check, producing unintended movement on power-up. 25 units are affected.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The rubric assigns 5 to any FDA Class I recall, and the FDA classified this wheelchair control action as Class I.

Plain-English summary

The IDM-ARLITE-R, an electrical wheelchair component, model PRSPS00018, UDI-DI 05407008320102, is being recalled for serial numbers 1000 to 2647. The recall covers 25 units distributed in Texas.

Devices with firmware versions 2.3 and lower may experience timing variations between software tasks, which could result in skipping the necessary neutral check and the wheelchair producing unintended movement upon power-up when the joystick is out of neutral. The FDA classified the action as Class I, its most serious category.

Wheelchair users and providers should check the model and serial number against the recall notice and follow the manufacturer's instructions for a firmware update or replacement.

The recalled product

Product: IDM-ARLITE-R. Electrical wheelchair component.
Manufacturer: mo-Vis BVBA
Category: Medical Device — Mobility Device
Hazard: unintended-movement
firmware-defect
wheelchair
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Affected units: 25

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 (2)

Model No. PRSPS00018. UDI-DI: 05407008320102
Serial No. 1000 to 2647.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 1 state specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by mo-Vis BVBA 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.

See all 6 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · mo-Vis BVBA

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