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CPSC, thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Settle Lawsuit: Firm to Conduct Recall to Inspect Home Elevators Due to Entrapment Ha... — CPSC recall 22221
Published notice; closure not supplied
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Source date Sep 14, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
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What the record says
- Product
- 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.
- Reason
- 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.
- Classification
- Not supplied
- Recalling firm
- ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing, LLC; thyssenkrupp Access Corp.; Access Industries; National Wheel-O-Vator
- Quantity
- About 16,800 residential elevators, sold for between $15,000 and $25,000 for a two-landing installation
- Agency-reported status
- Published recall notice
- Source record identifier
- 22221
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
Not supplied
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Dates in the source
- Last publish date
- Sep 14, 2022
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