CPSCRecalled Sep 29, 2022 · #22235
Custom Elevator Recalls Residential Elevators Due to Child Entrapment Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Young Children; One Death Reported
Hazard
Young children can become entrapped in the space between the exterior landing (hoistway) door and the interior elevator car door or gate if there is a hazardous gap between the doors and suffer serious injuries or death when the elevator is called to another floor.
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This recall involves select Custom Elevator residential elevators with either hydraulic drives (HYD) or winding drum drives (WD). The Custom Elevator brand name is located on the controllers and hydraulic power unit. The elevators are used in consumers' homes.
Product details
- Product
- Residential elevators
- Type
- —
- Manufacturer
- Custom Elevator, of Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania
- Model numbers
- —
- UPCs
- —
- Sold at
- Custom Elevators sold the units to elevator contactors nationwide from 2003 through August 2022 for between $10,000 and $25,000, excluding installation costs charged by third party installation companies.
- Made in
- United States
What you should do
Consumers should keep young children away from the recalled residential elevators and contact Custom Elevator for instructions on how to measure for space guards to correct any hazardous gap. Space guards will be provided free of charge and assistance with space guard installation will be provided upon request.