Porta, Inc elevators and other lifts
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 31, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 31, 2017the latest report was made
- May 31, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- None given: no report names a brand, so the group is named for its maker, Porta, Inc
- Maker
- Porta, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Elevators and other liftsNot escalators, hoists or jacksCPSC’s product type: Elevators or Other Lifts (Excl. Escalators, Hoists, Jacks, (code 1889), in Products at Public Facilities: Other
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made May 31, 2017, sent to the company Aug 11, 2017, published by CPSC Aug 25, 2017
The product, in the report: American Crescent elevator incorporating Porta EMDL’s
Pertinent to recall 16-238 - Porta Elevators EMDL (Electro-magnetic Door Lock) failure.
We have had a hoistway door open when the elevator car is not at the floor (twice). This results in a fall hazard in an open hoistway.
We have circa 2005 Generation #1 Plastic Door Locks.
The problem appears to be a Porta EMDL not properly engaging to hold the door shut. In reviewing the recall it is difficult to tell whether our issue is pertinent to the plastic part of the latch or the overall mechanical function of the door lock. Either way we have had a door come open twice when the car was not on the floor. The behavior feels as though the latch was only partially engaged and when pulled it held for a moment and then released.
IMPORTANT NOTE: We have an American Crescent Elevator that incorporates the Porta products including the EMDL’s. To my knowledge Porta does not manufacture elevators but products that are used in residential elevators. It would seem like the actual elevators that incorporate the recalled product should be listed?
- Where
- Carolina Beach, North Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- made or sold by Porta, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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