FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
The Braun Corporation: Braun wheelchair lift, model NVL, Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN A wheelchair lift for motor vehicles.
- Recall number
- Z-2469-2010
- Recalling firm
- The Braun Corporation
- Product
- Braun wheelchair lift, model NVL, Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN A wheelchair lift for motor vehicles.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2007-08-15
- Posted
- 2010-09-22
- Terminated
- 2011-05-12
- Reason
- The wheelchair lifts threshold warning system may not operate and the wheelchair user can fall from the vehicle and be seriously injured.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- The Braun Corporation issued a Service Bulletin 34273 entitled "Lift Threshold Sensitivity Bulletin 34273 on October 2007. Braun Corporation also sent a "Safety Recall" letter to the Braun lift owner and letters to all customers on or about August 15, 2007. The letters described the product, problem and the action to be taken by the customer. The customers were instructed to notify the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and conduct a safety recall if they used recalled lifts as original equipment in a system or vehicle that they built; ensure that any associated customers are notified to discontinue the use of their vehicles until they schedule a repair, and verify the threshold warning system is within the NHTSA specification. The customers were informed to contact the NHTSA with questions by calling the Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or go to http//www.safercar.gov. If they have any problem obtaining the needed repair or wish to schedule service with an approved Braun technician, contact the Braun Corporation Product Support at 1-800-946-7513.
- Quantity
- 1,518
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution
- Lot, serial or model codes
- model year 2005-2006.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K952946"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- ING
- Firm FEI
- 1827452
- Firm city
- Winamac
- 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