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Device product

Acorn 180 Curved Stairlift

Z-1530-2016

February 17, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Acorn Stairlifts Inc
Event
Event 73509
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1,290 USA and 9,607 Foreign
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1530-2016

Official wording

Reason: Aluminum rivets holding the base squab to the framer under prolonged customer use were seen to elongate and subsequently break.

Code information: Serial Numbers: 140401487591 to 140410249946. All models manufactured before April 2012

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution to the states of : AL, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, WA, WV, WI, and District of Columbia and to the countries of UK and Germany.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Aluminum rivets holding the base squab to the framer under prolonged customer use were seen to elongate and subsequently break.