Acorn Stairlifts Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: Z-1530-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2016.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Acorn 180 Curved Stairlift

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: February 17, 2016

Date Posted: April 27, 2016

Recall Number: Z-1530-2016

Event ID: 73509

Reason for Recall:

Aluminum rivets holding the base squab to the framer under prolonged customer use were seen to elongate and subsequently break.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 1,290 USA and 9,607 Foreign

Code Information:

Serial Numbers: 140401487591 to 140410249946. All models manufactured before April 2012

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution to the states of : AL, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, WA, WV, WI, and District of Columbia and to the countries of UK and Germany.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated