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title: "Residential Elevators Recalls Home Elevators Due to Child Entrapment Hazard; ... — CPSC recall 22199 | Is It on Recall"
description: "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"
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# Residential Elevators Recalls Home Elevators Due to Child Entrapment Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Young... — CPSC recall 22199

Published notice; closure not supplied

The CPSC record supplies a notice and remedy, not a current closure determination.

Source date Aug 11, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: This recall involves Residential Elevators, Inc. residential elevator models Easy Rider, Horizon Lift, Luxury Lift, Luxury Lift Hydraulic, Luxury Lift Traction and RE. The Residential Elevators brand name is printed on the light in the operating panel inside the elevator cab. The elevators are used in consumers' homes.
- **Reason**: 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 and suffer serious injuries or death when the elevator is called to another floor.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Residential Elevators, Inc., of Tallahassee, Fla.
- **Quantity**: About 31,000
- **Agency-reported status**: Published recall notice
- **Source record identifier**: 22199

[Open the official record](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Residential-Elevators-Recalls-Home-Elevators-Due-to-Child-Entrapment-Hazard-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-to-Young-Children)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Read the product description and official photos for model and lot identifiers. |

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## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Last publish date**: Aug 11, 2022

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## What to do next

Consumers should keep unsupervised young children away from the recalled residential elevators and contact Residential Elevators, Inc. 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.

[Read the current instructions](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Residential-Elevators-Recalls-Home-Elevators-Due-to-Child-Entrapment-Hazard-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-to-Young-Children)

### Contact in the notice

Residential Elevators, Inc. toll-free at 877-794-3032 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at doorgapsafety@residentialelevators.com or online at www.ResidentialElevators.com/recall or www.ResidentialElevators.com and click on "Recall Information" at the home page for more information.

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