FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Hill-Rom, Inc.: Viking M, L, and XL Mobile Lifts. Non-AC-powered patient lift.
- Recall number
- Z-1818-2015
- Recalling firm
- Hill-Rom, Inc.
- Product
- Viking M, L, and XL Mobile Lifts. Non-AC-powered patient lift.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-03-20
- Posted
- 2015-06-19
- Terminated
- 2017-08-04
- Reason
- Complaints (including one reported death) allegedly of the lift arm drifting down suddenly. If the lift arm assembly is manually lifted, the actuator can become damaged and get stuck in the highest position. If a patient is lifted into the sling while the actuator is stuck, there is a potential risk of a free fall of the patient, resulting in minor or potentially catastrophic injuries.
- Root cause
- Labeling design
- Action
- On 3/20/2015, URGENT Field Safety Notice notifications, dated 3/19/2015 were sent to US customers by e-mail and or courier. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification. Customers are forward a copy of the letter to any other appropriate facility personnel. Additionally, the attached form should be completed and returned to Hill-Rom. Upon receipt, the firm will contact customers to schedule an inspection of the potentially affected devices. For questions, call 800-445-3720 (Mon - Thurs, 8 am - 6:30 pm; Friday, 8 am - 6 pm).
- Quantity
- 24, 798
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- AE, AO, AR, AT, AU, AZ, BD, BE, BG, BH, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CS, CZ, DE, DK, EG, ES, FI, FR, GR, HK, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IR, IS, IT, JO, JP, KR, KW, LB, LI, LT, LU, LV, MA, MT, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, OM, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, SY, TH, TN, TR, TW, UK, US, VE, and ZA.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Viking¿ M Lift Model 2040035 (S/N 9 200 000 - 9 201 689) Model 2040015 (S/N 7 500 401 - 7 568 899) Model 2040005 (S/N 7 100 101 - 7 200 200) Viking¿ L Lift Model 2040004 (S/N 7 200 201 - 7 300 300) Viking¿ XL/Viking¿ 300 Lift Model 2040003 (S/N 800 001 - 804 999)
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FSA
- Firm FEI
- 1824206
- Firm city
- Batesville
- Firm state
- IN
- 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