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FDA Records Class II Recall of 278 Ferno Power F2 Ambulance Fastening Systems

An FDA enforcement report lists an ongoing recall over roller wear that, in the worst case, could leave a stretcher stuck on its rail.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:02 a.m. ET
An FDA enforcement report, recall number , records an recall of the Power F2 Powered Fastening System, product number 0567091, made by . The record lists the recall as initiated on 19 June 2026, with a report date of 29 July 2026, covering a quantity of 278 units. According to the FDA record, the product may experience accelerated roller wear and potential deformation due to interference between the roller assembly and rail. In the worst-case condition, the record states, the rail mechanism may become lodged during operation and movement of the stretcher along the rail may no longer be possible through either powered or manual operation, which may cause delays in transport of a patient to a healthcare facility. The FDA defines as its middle category, used where a product may cause temporary or medically reversible harm and where the chance of serious harm is remote. The agency's record lists the recall status as ; this is a developing matter and the record may be updated. Distribution is listed as worldwide, with US nationwide distribution in AL, AR, AZ, CA, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and WV, and in Poland, the Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, Denmark and New Zealand. The device is not a consumer product. The FDA record describes it as a powered fastening system intended for professional use only, designed to load, unload and secure a compatible wheeled stretcher inside a ground-based ambulance. Background research describes hardware of this type as a motorised assembly bolted into the floor of an ambulance patient compartment, with an electric drive, electronics and operator controls that grip a compatible wheeled cot, hold it locked during transport and assist loading and unloading. A manufacturer press release issued through Business Wire describes the Power F2 as being introduced in the United States at an emergency-services trade show in Indianapolis in April 2025, alongside a matching powered ambulance cot with which it is designed to work as a system. Equipment of this kind is sold business-to-business to ambulance services, fire and EMS agencies and vehicle upfitters, so those affected are EMS operators, crews and fleets rather than shoppers. The FDA's enforcement database records no other enforcement action by this firm; that history says nothing about fault in this action.

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  2. Version 57 Aug 2026, 09:45

    Added source links for the FDA enforcement record, the Class II definition and the manufacturer press release; removed unsourced company-location and product-detail claims and replaced them with the launch details on the record.

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    Replaced the unsourced DHS/CAAS and crash-standard description of the device with manufacturer-sourced background (Business Wire release and Ferno product page) and added the manufacturer's Ohio location.

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