CPSCSeptember 14, 2022consumer

CPSC, thyssenkrupp Access Corp. Settle Lawsuit: Firm to Conduct Recall to Inspect Home Elevators Due to Entrapment Hazard Posing Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Children; One Child Death Reported

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The hazard

Children can become entrapped in the space between the exterior hoistway door and the elevator car door or gate and suffer serious injury or death if the elevator is called to another floor.

What to do

Homeowners should immediately contact TKA for a free inspection and free installation of the free space guard(s). Alternatively, TKA will provide inspection and installation instructions directly to homeowners who do not wish to have an installer come into their home.

Brands named

thyssenkrupp access manufacturingthyssenkrupp accessaccessnational wheel o vatorthyssenkruppcpsccpsc thyssenkrupp
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Recall history

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