Cambridge Elevating · Recalled
Cambridge Elevating Recalls Home Elevators Due to Fall Hazard
The landing door on the elevators can unlock without the elevator present, posing a fall hazard.
- Units
- About 680 (in addition, about 1700 were sold in Canada)
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $15,000–$60,000
- 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 Cambridge Elevating Elmira, Heritage & Hybrid model home elevators using the first and second generation micro-controller systems (BES 1 & BES 2). "Cambridge Elevating" is printed on the label inside the elevators. The elevators have an operating panel inside the cab with a digital display, a stop button, the elevator capacity and a phone box. Only elevators with production date codes 1/2/2009 through 29/11/17 printed on the manufacture label inside the elevator wall are included in the recall.
The file
- Sold at
- Cambridge Elevating, Western Elevator, Seaside Elevator and Canwest Elevator & Lifts and other authorized dealers nationwide from January 2009 through November 2017 for between $15,000 and $60,000
- Product type
- Not stated
- Made in
- Canada
- Recalled by
- All-Island Elevator, of Hampton Bays, N.Y., Cambridge Elevating, of Cambridge, Ontario Canada, Coastal Carolina Elevators, of Little River, S.C., Seaside Elevator LLC, of Little River, S.C.
Incident log
The firm has received one report of the elevator landing door opening without the elevator present. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled elevators and contact the firm to be directed to a local certified technician for a free repair.
Cambridge Elevating at 800-265-3579 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.cambridgeelevating.com and click on Recall Notifications 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.
