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Otis Elevator Company Recalls to Inspect Private Residence Elevators Due to Entrapment Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Young Children is CPSC recall #21056, announced on December 17, 2020. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves Otis private residence elevators purchased before 2012 and CemcoLift private residence elevators purchased from 1999 to 2012. The elevators are used in consumers' homes. The remedy is 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.. Affected brands: Otis Elevator Company of Farmington, Ct., CemcoLift Elevators Systems, formerly of Hatfield, Pa., a former subsidiary of Otis Elevator Company.
This recall involves Otis private residence elevators purchased before 2012 and CemcoLift private residence elevators purchased from 1999 to 2012. The elevators are used in consumers' homes.
Affected products
Otis and CemcoLift Private Residence Elevators
Recalled brands
Otis Elevator Company of Farmington, Ct., CemcoLift Elevators Systems, formerly of Hatfield, Pa., a former subsidiary of Otis Elevator Company
Remedy
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 date
December 17, 2020
CPSC recall #21056 covers Otis Elevator Company Recalls to Inspect Private Residence Elevators Due to Entrapment Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death to Young Children, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on December 17, 2020. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves Otis private residence elevators purchased before 2012 and CemcoLift private residence elevators purchased from 1999 to 2012. The elevators are used in consumers' homes.
The CPSC remedy for recall #21056 is 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.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Otis-Elevator-Company-Recalls-to-Inspect-Private-Residence-Elevators-Due-to-Entrapment-Hazard-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-to-Young-Children. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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