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Freedom Designs Inc: Freedom Designs TriPod w/Anti tipper Manual Wheelchair, Models Numbers: TriPod, Tripod LT and TriPod Pediatric LT with Trailing Anti-Tipper-Caster-Axle Link, Freedom Designs Incorporated, Simi Valley, CA 93065
- Recall number
- Z-0137-2008
- Recalling firm
- Freedom Designs Inc
- Product
- Freedom Designs TriPod w/Anti tipper Manual Wheelchair, Models Numbers: TriPod, Tripod LT and TriPod Pediatric LT with Trailing Anti-Tipper-Caster-Axle Link, Freedom Designs Incorporated, Simi Valley, CA 93065
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2007-05-14
- Posted
- 2007-12-19
- Terminated
- 2008-07-14
- Reason
- Tip-over hazard; the Anti tipper may fail/break and the wheel chair could tip over.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- Urgent Field Correction Notification letters were sent to customers on May 15, 2007 via US Postal return receipt requested. Consignees were notified via delivery of a field correction package consisting of: (1) A letter to the dealer (2) FAQ sheet clarifying their responsibility (3) A corrective/preventive action tracking sheet specific for the consignees affected units (4) Replacements of anti-tipper assembly for each unit shipped with an instruction sheet. A Notice was also posted on the Freedom Designs website. Correction will be made to the consumer level
- Quantity
- 41 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide: including states of AL, CA, FL, CO, GA, KS, LA, MI, MS, NC, OH, TN, TX, and VA
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial numbers: LTP-90088, LTP-90090, LTP-90092, LTP-90095, LTP-90105, LTP-90106, LTP-90107, LTP-90108, LTP-90109, LTP-90110, LTP-90111, LTP-90112, LTP-90113, LTP-90114, LTP-90115, LTP-90117, LTP-90118, LTP-90119, LTP-90122, LTP-90127, LTP-90130, LTP-90131, LTP-90134, LTP-90135, LTP-90136, LTP-90138, LTP-90139, LTP-90140, LTP-90141, LTP-90142, LTP-90143, LTP-90146, LTP-90147, LTP-90149, LTP-90150, LTP-90151, LTP-90152, TP-30153, TP-30013, TP-30025, TP-30136
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K060926"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- IOR
- Firm FEI
- 2081283
- Firm city
- Simi Valley
- Firm state
- CA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28