Otis Elevator Company of Farmington 2020-12-17 Home serious CPSC
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Otis and CemcoLift Private Residence Elevators Recall
Issued December 17, 2020 · Otis Elevator Company of Farmington · 5,000 units affected
In December 2020, Otis Elevator Company of Farmington recalled the Otis and CemcoLift Private Residence Elevators, a serious home recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
Children can become entrapped in the space between the exterior landing (hoistway) door and the interior elevator car door or gate, and suffer serious injuries or death when the elevator is called to another floor.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Otis and CemcoLift Private Residence Elevators only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Otis Elevator Company of Farmington to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Consumers should disable or block children's access to any Otis or CemcoLift private residence elevator and contact Otis to schedule a free inspection and the installation of space guard(s), if necessary.
Recall details
- Brand
- Otis Elevator Company of Farmington
- Category
- Home
- Recall date
- December 17, 2020
- Units affected
- 5,000
- Sold at
- Otis private residence elevators and parts were sold to independent third-party contractors and, occasionally, directly to consumers through 2012. Otis sold CemcoLift private residence elevators and parts to independent third-party contractors, and occasionally, directly to consumers from approximately 1999 to 2012. Otis and CemcoLift private residence elevators cost approximately $20,000 to purchase and install.
- Recall number
- CPSC-21056
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Otis Elevator Company of Farmington has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 138 Home recalls in our database.
- 5,000 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 26,200 US households.
- This is the 18th Home recall we've logged in 2020.