Rifton E-Pacer
Medical device recall Z-0166-2020. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Oct 30, 2019.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Oct 30, 2019. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 167 how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“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.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
A design change to the load-bearing quick release buckle renders the springs in the latch mechanism susceptible to fatigue failure after repeated use.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Rifton E-Pacer, SKU K660, powered lift device
167, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
ID Codes: K66020170425AA K66020170612AA K66020170621AA K66020170622AA K66020170626AA K66020170626AB K66020170626AC K66020170627AC K66020170627AD K66020170628AA K66020170629AA K66020170703AA K66020170705AA K66020170711AA K66020170712AA…
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ID Codes: K66020170425AA K66020170612AA K66020170621AA K66020170622AA K66020170626AA K66020170626AB K66020170626AC K66020170627AC K66020170627AD K66020170628AA K66020170629AA K66020170703AA K66020170705AA K66020170711AA K66020170712AA K66020170712AC K66020170713AB K66020170713AC K66020170716AA K66020170717AA K66020170717AB K66020170804AA K66020170805AA K66020170807AA K66020170810AA K66020170810AB K66020170811AA K66020170811AC K66020170815AA K66020170817AB K66020170817AC K66020170818AC K66020170831AA K66020170831AB K66020170906AA K66020170906AB K66020170911AA K66020170911AB K66020170911AC K66020170913AA K66020170914AA K66020170915AA K66020170921AA K66020170923AA K66020170926AA K66020170927AA K66020170928AA K66020171004AA K66020171006AA K66020171006AB K66020171007AA K66020171010AA K66020171010AB K66020171019AA K66020171020AA K66020171024AA K66020171026AA K66020171026AB K66020171026AC K66020171028AA K66020171030AA K66020171101AA K66020171101AB K66020171103AC K66020171107AA K66020171107AB K66020171116AA K66020171121AA K66020171127AA K66020171127AB K66020171128AA K66020171128AB K66020171129AA K66020171206AA K66020171207AA K66020171209AA K66020171214AA K66020171215AA K66020171216AA K66020171219AA K66020171227AA K66020171227AC K66020180102AA K66020180104AA K66020180109AA K66020180109AB K66020180113AA K66020180113AB K66020180117AA K66020180118AA K66020180120AA K66020180124AA K66020180126AA K66020180130AA K66020180130AB K66020180131AA K66020180131AC K66020180203AA K66020180206AA K66020180206AB K66020180208AB K66020180209AA K66020180213AA K66020180216AA K66020180220AA K66020180220AB K66020180220AC K66020180221AA K66020180226AA K66020180227AA K66020180227AB K66020180306AA K66020180309AA K66020180312AA K66020180322AA K66020180326AB K66020180403AA K66020180405AA
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
The products were distributed US nationwide. The products were distributed to the following foreign countries: Foreign Countries: Worldwide, including Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Denmark, Italy, Hong Kong, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Colombia, Russia
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Mar 21, 2019.
- FDA classified it on Oct 22, 2019.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Oct 30, 2019.
- FDA terminated it on Jun 15, 2020.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Community Products, LLC, of Rifton, NY.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: E-Mail.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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