Components, Wheelchair
FDA adverse event reports and recall history for components, wheelchair (product code KNN), from the public MAUDE corpus and the live FDA recall database.
- Total reports
- 291
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 45
- Malfunctions
- 170
Reports per year
Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused twice in 2026 during FDA reporting-system changes and has since resumed.
Recent recalls
- 2026-07-31Open, ClassifiedSoftware Design Change
munevo DRIVE and munevo DRIVE r-net Powered Wheelchair Hands-Free Control Application/Smart Glasses Interface/Wheelchair Head Control System
A software issue may cause the wheelchair's driving mechanism to fall out of calibration. When this occurs, the device may experience unexpected steering drift or imprecise control while driving the wheelchair. The wheelchair may veer from its intended path, which may cause in low-speed collision, tipping, or injuries to user or bystanders.
- 2025-09-02Open, ClassifiedDevice Design
Micro Joystick R-net. Electrical wheelchair component.
Devices with firmware versions 2.3 and lower may experience timing variations between software tasks, which could result in skipping the necessary neutral check and the wheelchair producing unintended movement upon power-up when the joystick is out of neutral.
- 2025-09-02Open, ClassifiedDevice Design
Multi Joystick R-net. Electrical wheelchair component.
Devices with firmware versions 2.3 and lower may experience timing variations between software tasks, which could result in skipping the necessary neutral check and the wheelchair producing unintended movement upon power-up when the joystick is out of neutral.
- 2025-09-02Open, ClassifiedDevice Design
IDM-MICRO-R. Electrical wheelchair component.
Devices with firmware versions 2.3 and lower may experience timing variations between software tasks, which could result in skipping the necessary neutral check and the wheelchair producing unintended movement upon power-up when the joystick is out of neutral.
- 2025-09-02Open, ClassifiedDevice Design
IDM-MULTI-R. Electrical wheelchair component.
Devices with firmware versions 2.3 and lower may experience timing variations between software tasks, which could result in skipping the necessary neutral check and the wheelchair producing unintended movement upon power-up when the joystick is out of neutral.
- 2025-09-02Open, ClassifiedDevice Design
All-round Joystick R-net Light. Electrical wheelchair component.
Devices with firmware versions 2.3 and lower may experience timing variations between software tasks, which could result in skipping the necessary neutral check and the wheelchair producing unintended movement upon power-up when the joystick is out of neutral.
- 2025-09-02Open, ClassifiedDevice Design
IDM-ARLITE-R. Electrical wheelchair component.
Devices with firmware versions 2.3 and lower may experience timing variations between software tasks, which could result in skipping the necessary neutral check and the wheelchair producing unintended movement upon power-up when the joystick is out of neutral.
- 2024-01-11Open, ClassifiedDevice Design
Scoot Control R-net, Product Number P015-61. The Scoot Control is intended to support a wheelchair attendant in controlling or maneuvering a power chair
In rare cases, the lever of the throttle can get temporarily stuck during the movement and does not come back to its neutral point by itself. If this happens during usage, an unwanted movement of the chair could be the result. An unwanted movement could result in damage to the wheelchair, material damage around the chair and/or injury to the user, attendant or by-standers.
- 2023-09-18Open, ClassifiedNonconforming Material/Component
APK2 Pressure-Sensing Wheelchair Cushions
Defective battery pack in wheelchair cushions can overheat resulting in property damage and one possible injury.
- 2023-09-18Open, ClassifiedNonconforming Material/Component
SofTech Pressure-Sensing Wheelchair Cushions
Defective battery pack in wheelchair cushions can overheat resulting in property damage and one possible injury.
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