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FDA Issues Class II Classification for Permobil M5 Corpus Wheelchair Recall

The FDA has classified a recall of 715 power wheelchairs with missing drive inhibit logic as Class II.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 19, 2026, 6:03 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 19, 2026, 6:28 p.m. ET
According to an FDA enforcement report published on August 5, 2026, the FDA has classified an recall of 715 M5 Corpus Power Wheelchairs (REF,120032) as . The recall was initiated on June 19, 2025, by of and reported retroactively. The recall applies to wheelchairs with Power Platform firmware versions 1.27 through 1.57 and UDI-DI 17330818334562. According to the FDA record, the firmware is missing specific drive inhibit logic, which may allow the chair to drive under restricted conditions and create an unstable condition in certain circumstances. The wheelchairs were distributed in Canada and nationwide in the United States across AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. According to FDA definitions, is the agency's middle recall category, used where a product may cause temporary or medically reversible harm, and where the chance of serious harm is remote. FDA database records list no other enforcement actions for .

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 19, 2026, 6:03 p.m. ETFirst report

    Permobil Recalls 715 M5 Corpus Power Wheelchairs Over Firmware Issue

    On August 5, 2026, the FDA issued an enforcement report for an ongoing recall of 715 M5 Corpus Power Wheelchairs made by Permobil Inc of Lebanon, under recall number Z-2805-2026. The recall was initiated on June 19, 2025, and the FDA lists its status as ongoing.

    The recall covers the M5 Corpus Power Wheelchair REF,120032, identified in the report as "Power Platform firmware versions 1.27 through 1.57 UDI-DI 17330818334562." The FDA enforcement report states that the recall is being reported retroactively and that the Power Platform firmware is missing specific drive inhibit logic. According to the report, the issue "may allow the chair to drive under restricted conditions, and may create an unstable condition in certain circumstances."

    The report gives the distribution as: "Worldwide - US: Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY and the country of CANADA." The FDA classified the action as Class II.

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