| Product name |
thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Residential Elevators |
| Description |
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. |
| Problem |
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. Until the inspection and installation of space guards has been completed, homeowners should prevent children living in or visiting their homes from accessing a residential elevator. |
| Distribution |
About 16,800 residential elevators, sold for between $15,000 and $25,000 for a two-landing installation, were manufactured and distributed by ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing, LLC, thyssenkrupp Access Corp., Access Industries, or National Wheel-O-Vator through 2012. |
| Company |
TKA 800-285-9862; web page https://homelevator-safety.com |
| Dates sold |
Installation in homes between approximately 1996 and 2012. |
| Date posted |
09/15/2022 |
| Additional information |
For more information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's news release at CPSC-thyssenkrupp-Access-Corp-Settle-Lawsuit-Firm-to-Conduct-Recall-to-Inspect-Home-Elevators-Due-to-Entrapment-Hazard-Posing-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-to-Children-One-Child-Death-Reported |
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