Residential Elevators · Recalled
Residential Elevators Recalls to Inspect Elevators Due to Impact Hazard (Recall Alert)
The elevator cab can rise unexpectedly to the top of the elevator shaft and abruptly stop, posing an impact hazard to consumers in the elevator cab.
- Units
- About 3,700
- Reports
- 4
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $18,000–$50,000
- Remedy
- Repair
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall involves traction residential elevators with models LLT-952, LLT-953, LLT-954 and LLT-955 shipped and installed between January 2015 and April 2017. The recalled elevators are used in consumers' homes. "Residential Elevators" is printed on a label on the operating panel inside the elevator cab.
The file
- Sold at
- Residential Elevators' dealers and home builders nationwide from January 2015 through April 2017 for between $18,000 and $50,000.
- Product type
- Not stated
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- Residential Elevators Inc., of Crawfordville, Fla.
Incident log
The firm has received four reports of the elevator cab rising unexpectedly to the top of the shaft. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled elevators and contact Residential Elevators to schedule a free inspection and, where a replacement part is needed, a free repair. Elevators that have been inspected by the company since May 2017 do not require a new inspection. Residential Elevators is able to determine whether a residential elevator is included in the recall by the consumer's street address. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Residential Elevators toll-free at 877-943-4734 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at clientservices@residentialelevators.com, or online at www.residentialelevators.com and click on “Recall Information” for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
