CPSC Recall in 2015: Child's Catastrophic Brain Injury Prompts Recall of Residential Elevators Sold Exclusively by Coastal Carolina Elevators Due to Crushing Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 15-102

Date: March 19, 2015

Product Name: Residential hydraulic elevators

Recall Description:

The elevator can operate while the gate door is open  and can result in serious injury.

Hazard Description:

The elevator can operate while the gate door is open, posing a crushing hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Repair

Units: About 240

Incidents:

Coastal Carolina Elevators has received three reports of incidents with the elevators, including one injury that resulted in a catastrophic brain injury to a 10-year-old boy from Baltimore, Md.

Sold At:

Coastal Carolina Elevators through residential contractors and home builders, including DRHorton, in South Carolina from January 2006 through December 2009 for between $16,000 and $25,000.

Manufactured In:

Canada