FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Whirlpool Corporation: PAPR (Powered Air-Purifying Respirator) - Model# WLPAPR20W1
- Recall number
- Z-2815-2020
- Recalling firm
- Whirlpool Corporation
- Product
- PAPR (Powered Air-Purifying Respirator) - Model# WLPAPR20W1
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2020-07-02
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2021-06-25
- Reason
- The rivets that secure the elastic headband to the face shield have the potential to be mis-assembled. When this condition occurs, it can result in a headband that can become loose from face shield allowing the face shield to shield on the user.
- Root cause
- Manufacturing material removal
- Action
- Customers were contacted via email/telephone beginning 6/18/20. Rework was conducted in-house at the customer facilities.
- Quantity
- 528 units
- Distribution
- The products were distributed to the following US states: MI.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot code: JX20 (or week #20 of 2020)
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NZJ
- Firm FEI
- 1826917
- Firm city
- Benton Harbor
- Firm state
- MI
- 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