Residential Elevators Recalls Elevators Due to Impact Hazard (Recall Alert)

Recall number

20779

Title

Residential Elevators Recalls Elevators Due to Impact Hazard (Recall Alert)

Recall date

2020-09-10T00:00:00

Manufacturers

[{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Residential Elevators Inc., of Crawfordville, Fla."}]

Made in

[{"Country":"United States"}]

Importers

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Distributors

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Sold at

[{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Residential Elevators' dealers and home builders nationwide from January 2014 through April 2017 for between $18,000 and $50,000."}]

Products

[{"CategoryID":"","Description":"","Model":"","Name":"Traction elevators","NumberOfUnits":"About 6,300","Type":""}]

UPCs

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Hazards

[{"HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":"","Name":"The elevator cab can rise unexpectedly to the top of the elevator shaft and abruptly stop, posing an impact hazard to any occupants in the elevator cab."}]

Remedies

[{"Name":"Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled elevators and contact Residential Elevators to schedule a free repair. All affected elevators must be repaired, including elevators that have been inspected as part of the firm's March 29, 2018 recall. Some elevators may have already received the new CPSC approved remedy for this recall. Residential Elevators is able to determine whether a residential elevator is included in this recall by the consumer's street address. Residential Elevators is contacting all known purchasers with affected elevators to schedule a free repair."}]

Injuries reported

[{"Name":"The firm has confirmed eight reports of a failure in the motor gearbox assembly. No injuries have been reported."}]

Description

This recall involves traction residential elevators with models LLT-952, LLT-953, LLT-954 and LLT-955 shipped and installed between January 2014 and April 2017. The recalled elevators are used in consumers' homes. "Residential Elevators" is printed on the light in the operating panel inside the elevator cab.

Notice

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Residential-Elevators-Recalls-Elevators-Due-to-Impact-Hazard-Recall-Alert

Last published

2020-09-10T00:00:00

Cite as

CPSC Consumer Product Recalls (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission), pages.json, sha256 1b022dde64a0, published 2026-09-24

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