| Product name |
Inclinator residential elevators |
| Description |
This recall involves Inclinator residential elevators manufactured from 1979 through 2021. Models include: Winding Drum (450 1,000 lb.), Hydraulic Drive, Chain Drive, Traction Drive and Overhead Cable Drum. Serial numbers are located on the elevator controllers, stamped on the rails, or on the outside of the drum for Winding Drum units. The elevators are used in consumers homes. |
| Problem |
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. |
| Distribution |
Inclinator residential elevators and parts were sold through a network of authorized dealers and, occasionally, directly to consumers for between approximately $20,000 and $35,000 including installation. |
| Company |
Inclinator Company 833-620-2949; web site www.home-elevator-door-gap.com or www.inclinator.com |
| Dates sold |
January 1979 through December 2021 |
| Date posted |
01/12/2022 |
| Additional information |
For additional information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's news release at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Inclinator-Company-of-America-Recalls-Residential-Elevators-Due-to-Child-Entrapment-Hazard-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-to-Young-Children |
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