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CPSCRecalled Sep 14, 2022 · #22221

CPSC, thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Settle Lawsuit: Firm to Conduct Recall to Inspect Home Elevators Due to Entrapment Hazard Posing Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Children; One Child Death Reported

Hazard

Children can become entrapped in the space between the exterior hoistway door and the elevator car door or gate and suffer serious injury or death if the elevator is called to another floor.

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Description

This recall involves home or residential elevators under a variety of TKA-owned model names, including Chaparral, Destiny, LEV, LEV II, LEV II Builder, Rise, Volant, Windsor, Independence, and Flexi-Lift that TKA manufactured and sold to dealers for installation in homes between approximately 1996 and 2012.

Product details

Product
thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Residential Elevators
Type
Manufacturer
ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing, LLC | thyssenkrupp Access Corp. | Access Industries | National Wheel-O-Vator
Model numbers
1996, 2012
UPCs
Sold at
Sold to dealers for installation in homes between approximately 1996 and 2012 for between $15,000 and $25,000 for a two-landing installation.
Made in
United States

What you should do

Homeowners should immediately contact TKA for a free inspection and free installation of the free space guard(s). Alternatively, TKA will provide inspection and installation instructions directly to homeowners who do not wish to have an installer come into their home.

View the official CPSC notice