Invacare® Storm Torque RX™ Power Wheelchair SRX-20MPRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00841447114581), received between Apr 23, 2025 and Feb 19, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (3 reports).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

1. Nov 12, 2021Open, Classified

   Power Wheelchairs with a LiNX Gyro component running firmware version 6.1.2 can experience a more aggressive deceleration rate than the programmed rate due to the system following the incorrect deceleration profile, resulting in potential injury

   Z-0447-2022 · Root cause: Software design · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryFeb 19, 2026Unintended Collision; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  ON JANUARY 21, 2026, A (B)(6) REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THE DEALER HAD REPORTED TO THEM THAT WHEN AN END-USER WAS OPERATING THE WHEELCHAIR ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE WITH HER DOG ALONGSIDE, THE UNIT VEERED UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT. THE WHEELCHAIR SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A CURB RESULTING IN THE END-USER BEING THROWN FROM THE WHEELCHAIR. THE END-USER SUSTAINED A FEMUR FRACTURE REQUIRING SURGICAL INTERVENTION PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 24387133 ↗
• InjurySep 5, 2025Break; Device Tipped Over; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Device Tipped Over; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  WHILE USING THE AVIVA RX POWERCHAIR ON A FLAT SURFACE, THE END USER TURNED APPROX. 30 DEGREES TO ACCESS A CURB CUTOUT TO MANEUVER FROM THE STREET TO THE SIDEWALK. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND CASTER COMPONENTS CAME OFF THE CHAIR ENTIRELY. THIS RESULTED IN THE CHAIR TO TIP AND FALL TO THE LEFT. THE END USER LANDED FACE FIRST ON THE PAVEMENT BREAKING THE CHAIRS ARMREST WITH LEFT SIDE OF HER BODY. THE END USER SUSTAINED A BUMP ON HER FOREHEAD, BROKEN GLASSES LACERATING THE BRIDGE OF HER NOSE AND HER JAW BEING SCRAPED. THE END USERS FACE HAD MULTIPLE CUTS, SWELLING AND BRUISING. HER LEFT HAND WAS SUSPECTED OF FRACTURE, SO SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. A CT SCAN OF HEAD/NECK WAS CLEAR, AND X-RAYS OF HER HAND SHOWED NO BREAKS. THERE WAS A BUMP ON HER LEFT HAND AND CONTINUOUS PAIN, LIMITING USE OF HER HAND AT THE TIME OF COMMUNICATING THE INCIDENT.

  Patient problems: Bruise/Contusion; Fall; Head Injury; Laceration(s); Pain; Swelling/ Edema

  MAUDE report 22978551 ↗
• InjurySep 2, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  THE INITIALLY ALLEGED INCIDENT INCLUDED: THE CLIENT WAS EJECTED FROM A CHAIR WHILE DRIVING, NOT WEARING A SEAT STRAP. THE DEALER'S TECHNICIAN WENT AND DIAGNOSED THE CHAIR. THE RIGHT-SIDE MOTOR WILL NOT RELEASE INTO MANUAL. THE LEFT SIDE MOTOR ROTATES, THEN GETS STUCK AND JERKS FORWARD. FURTHER DETAILS RECEIVED PROVIDED: THE USER WAS TRANSFERRING ONTO TOILET; SHE HAS TO MOVE THE CHAIR OUT OF THE WAY, IT LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING HER TO FALL OFF THE TOILET AND HIT HER HEAD ON TOILET ROLL.

  Patient problems: Concussion

  MAUDE report 22945047 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 14, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ON JULY 17, 2025, MEDBLOC (DISTRIBUTOR) REPORTED TO MOTION CONCEPTS LP AN INCIDENT INVOLVING ONE OF OUR WHEELCHAIRS. THE PRODUCT HAD BEEN SOLD TO AN END-USER IN THE USA THROUGH THE DEALER, (B)(6). ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE END-USER WAS AT A FARMER'S MARKET AND, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ASCEND A CURB CUTOUT TO MANEUVER FROM THE STREET TO THE SIDEWALK, THE RIGHT-SIDE CASTER LIFTED, AND THE CASTER FORK ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE CHAIR. THIS CAUSED THE WHEELCHAIR TO TIP, RESULTING IN THE END-USER FALLING TO THE LEFT SIDE, LANDING FACE-FIRST ON THE PAVEMENT, AND BREAKING THE LEFT-SIDE ARMREST. THE FALL CAUSED FACIAL LACERATIONS. ON-SITE EMTS AND FIREFIGHTERS ATTENDED TO THE END-USER, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME. THE END-USER ALSO SUBMITTED A REPORT TO THE FDA (MDR REPORT # MW5173992), STATING THAT THE WHEELCHAIR TIPPED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING HER TO LAND FACE-FIRST ON THE PAVEMENT. SHE REPORTED THAT THE LEFT ARMREST BROKE AND THAT SHE SUSTAINED A BUMP ON THE FOREHEAD, BROKEN GLASSES THAT LACERATED THE BRIDGE OF HER NOSE, A SCRAPED JAW, MULTIPLE CUTS, SWELLING, AND FACIAL BRUISING. HER LEFT HAND WAS SUSPECTED TO BE FRACTURED; SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY HER HUSBAND

  Patient problems: Bruise/Contusion; Laceration(s); Pain; Swelling/ Edema

  MAUDE report 22810318 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 6, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  ON JULY 7, 2025, (B)(4) (DEALER) REPORTED AN INCIDENT TO MOTION CONCEPTS LP INVOLVING A MOTION CONCEPTS WHEELCHAIR. ACCORDING TO THE END-USER'S MOTHER, THE WHEELCHAIR'S TIRE LOCKED WHILE THE USER WAS IN THE WASHROOM AND THEN SUDDENLY RELEASED, CAUSING THE USER TO LUNGE FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED. HER HEAD STRUCK A TOILET ROLL DISPENSER, AND SHE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. A CT SCAN WAS PERFORMED, WHICH SHOWED NO INJURIES, AND SHE WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2025. THE END-USER'S MOTHER REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF SUCH A MALFUNCTION AND ALSO CONFIRMED THAT SHE WAS NOT WEARING THE POSTURAL BELT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE WHEELCHAIR ON JUNE 26, 2025, AND CONFIRMED THAT THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AGAIN DURING THEIR INSPECTION. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE END-USER HAS SYSTEMIC JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND EXPERIENCES DELAYED DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH.

  Patient problems: Concussion

  MAUDE report 22733080 ↗
• InjuryApr 23, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  ON MARCH 28, 2025, MEDBLOC (DISTRIBUTOR) NOTIFIED MOTION CONCEPTS LP OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING ONE OF OUR WHEELCHAIRS. THE UNIT HAD BEEN SOLD TO AN END-USER IN THE UNITED STATES VIA THE DEALER ACCESS MEDICAL IN KAWAIHAE, HAWAII, WHO IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS MAINTENANCE. THE END-USER HAD BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE BASE MANUFACTURER, INVACARE, TO SHARE FEEDBACK AND CONCERNS REGARDING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE WHEELCHAIR BASE. DURING THIS INTERACTION, THE END-USER REPORTED AN INCIDENT IN WHICH THE WHEELCHAIR UNEXPECTEDLY VEERED TO ONE SIDE WHILE HE WAS REVERSING NEAR HIS BATHROOM SINK. AS A RESULT, HIS ARM BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE WHEELCHAIR'S ARMREST AND THE SINK, CAUSING A CUT AND SIGNIFICANT BRUISING. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN IN USE FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS.

  Patient problems: Bruise/Contusion; Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 21895427 ↗