Drive Medical chairs
4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jul 24, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 4reports to CPSC
- Jul 24, 2018the latest report was made
- Sep 29, 2011the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Drive Medical
- Makers
- Drive Devilbiss Healthcare and Medical Depot, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ChairsChairs without a type of their ownCPSC’s product type: Chairs, Other or Not Specified (code 4074), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Furniture
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)
“Drive Medical Design and Manufacturing” and “Drive Medical HXS 9 JP”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2018 | 1 |
| December 2015 | 1 |
| September 2015 | 1 |
| September 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- 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 Jul 24, 2018, sent to the company Aug 10, 2018, published by CPSC Aug 24, 2018
The product, in the report: Drive Medical Bathroom Safety Shower Tub Bench Chair with Back, Grey https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VWK0WI/ and: Drive Medical Bath Bench without Back, Grey https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005JIMQL4/
I assembled this chair and its partner bench for use in the home after spine surgery required me to be seated in the shower.
I weigh 300lbs, the chair and bench are rated for 400lbs.
After using the chair for a few days, I noticed it getting wobbly/unstable, and during one shower, the chair started listing heavily to the left.
I managed to stand without falling or slipping off the chair, but only because of a grab bar. Had I not had a grab bar, I would have fallen.
I unscrewed the bolts from the chair to check if something had gone wrong, and I noticed two things: 1) two of the bolts had bent horribly, making it very hard to unscrew from the underside of the bench. 2) the center piece of the legs had started to bend in the middle.
The same issues were starting to happen with the bench, but not as severe, so I returned both to amazon.com for a refund
- Model
- Bathroom Safety Shower Tub Bench Chair with Back, Grey
- UPC
- 785923711133 6341541
- Bought from
- Amazon.com
- Bought
- Jul 17, 2018
- Where
- SAN FRANCISCO, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 49, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Drive Medical, made or sold by Medical Depot, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Emergency room Made Dec 18, 2015, sent to the company Dec 29, 2015, published by CPSC Jan 13, 2016
The product, in the report: Grey shower chair/bench with backing. It is lightweight and weighs about 7lbs. Claims it can hold a 400 lb. capacity. The height is adjustable between 15 1/2” - 19 1/2”. Product name is Shower Chair With Back by Drive Medical.
I ordered a shower bench for my grandma, so it could help her with her showers. The shower bench instructions tell you that tools are not required to assemble the chair, just screws that you twist in. There is holes for different heights to suit your preference of how high or low you want the chair. As I was twisting in one screw, my knuckle, on my index finger on my right hand, grazed the hole below, that had the rough aluminum edge and took a chunk of my knuckle off. I waited a few hours and once the bleeding did not stop, I went to [REDACTED] urgent care. I received a tenuous shot, numbing shot, three sutures and a metal brace. Two weeks later my sutures were removed. I was unable to work for those two weeks. The site of the injury is still sore and because of the location it’s difficult to bend when I have to open a door, using a key to unlock, driving and anything that requires the use of my index finger and bending it causes pain and discomfort. I have contacted the manufacturer Drive Medical DBA Drive Medical Devilbiss regarding compensation for my injury and losses caused by a defect in their product. They have denied my claim and have yet to offer me a replacement chair. This item should be recalled before someone gets seriously hurt. If this product were to injure an elderly or disabled person, the injury might be worse. If this sharp, rough aluminum edge were to cut an elderly person with delicate skin, their healing time could be much longer due to infection, etc.
- Model
- Shower Chair With Back Item# RTL12202KDR
- UPC
- 822383247212
- Bought from
- fingerhut.com
- Bought
- Oct 6, 2015
- Where
- Hemet, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 27, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Drive Medical, made or sold by Drive Devilbiss Healthcare
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Sep 18, 2015, sent to the company Sep 28, 2015, published by CPSC Oct 13, 2015
The product, in the report: shower chair with back
I was taking a shower, washing my hair, when the left rear leg of shower chair bent inward and i fell. I hit my shoulder and side on the tile/comcrete floor damaging the shoulder rotator cuff
- Model
- 1220KD-1
- Serial number
- 911140701925
- Bought from
- Health Complex
- Bought
- Nov 10, 2014
- Where
- Naugatuck, Connecticut: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 65, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Drive Medical HXS 9 JP, made or sold by Drive Devilbiss Healthcare
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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Hurt, no treatment Made Sep 29, 2011, sent to the company Oct 7, 2011, published by CPSC Oct 24, 2011
The product, in the report: Drive Bath Bench
Purchased a new Drive Bath Bench without a back on August 17, 2011 from Annapolis Healthcare Supplies, Inc.. On Saturday, September 24, 20011 while taking a shower sitting on the bath bench all of a sudden the bench went out from under me and I went flying to the ground. The bench threw me over to the corner of the shower hitting the left side of my head on the wall. I ended up on the floor of the shower trapped with the bench wrapped around me. Part of the bench was beneath me and the other part on top of me. The pain was unbelievable. I am still suffering from the fall. The aluminum legs twisted. The lable on the bath bench reads maxium weight to hold up to 350 lbs. I’m under 250 lbs.
Product Code 12203KD-4, Drive Medical HX5 9JP, Max User Mass 158kg/350 lbs, 5R100642464 CE
- Model
- Deluxe K.D. Aluminum Bath Bench without Back
- UPC
- 5R100642464
- Serial number
- HX 9JP
- Bought from
- Annapolis Healthcare Supplies, Inc
- Bought
- Aug 17, 2011
- Where
- Lothian, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 66, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Drive Medical Design and Manufacturing, made or sold by Drive Devilbiss Healthcare
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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