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Device recall: Invacare Power Wheelchair, one per box To provide mobility to a person restricted to a sitting position.
FDA enforcement event 65348 is a device recall by Invacare Corporation of Elyria, OH, initiated 4 Jun 2013 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 90% of the 1,236 device enforcement events initiated in 2013 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 4 Jan 2016. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Invacare Corporation has 26 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Invacare Corporation, Elyria, OH.
Reason for recall
"Unintended slowing or deceleration, and on rare occasion, unanticipated and unattended acceleration of power wheelchairs equipped with SPJ and MPJ type joysticks."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2270-2013 | Invacare Power Wheelchair, one per box To provide mobility to a person restricted to a sitting position. | 166,230 | Class II | Terminated | 2 Oct 2013 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Unintended slowing or deceleration, and on rare occasion, unanticipated and unattended acceleration of power wheelchairs equipped with SPJ and MPJ type joysticks."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 4 Jan 2016. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.