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Fort Defiance Industries (FDI), Automated Field Steam Sterilizer REF: P2131 — FDA record Z-2983-2026
Reported ongoing
Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.
Source date Jul 8, 2026. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Fort Defiance Industries (FDI), Automated Field Steam Sterilizer REF: P2131
- Reason
- The Automated Field Steam Sterilizer's water recovery system 120V Amphenol connector may experience an intermittent loss of ground continuity, which could result in an unreliable fault current return path.
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Fort Defiance Industries, LLC
- Quantity
- Not supplied
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-2983-2026
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Lot Code: All serial numbers/ GTIN: (01) 00862992000327 |
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Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of MD, VA, NJ, TN and the countries of Canada, Lithuania, Spain.
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Aug 26, 2026
- Recall initiation date
- Jul 8, 2026
- Center classification date
- Aug 18, 2026
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