Viking™ XL mobile lift 2040043Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 14 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887761981850), received between Apr 26, 2023 and Feb 25, 2026 — classified as 14 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (6 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

1. May 30, 2025Class IOpen, Classified

   The Q-link 13 could allow for an improper attachment (false latching) of the Quick-Release Hook used on Sling Bars and other accessories. This could result in a critical injury from a patient fall as the false latched component may initially bear weight but can loosen from the Q-link resulting in a detachment and drop.

   Z-2031-2025 · Root cause: Device Design · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 14 most recent of 14 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionFeb 25, 2026Device Fell

  ON 29-JAN-2026, A OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT VIKING M (PRODUCT CODE 2040035, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6)), HAD A PATIENT THAT FELL WHILE USING THE LIFT. THIS OCCURRED DURING PATIENT USE.THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: Fall

  MAUDE report 24445419 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 22, 2026Mechanical Problem

  ON (B)(6) 2026, A NURSE CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT VIKING XL (PRODUCT CODE: P2040003, SERIAL NUMBER: (B)(6), HAD AN EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON BROKEN. THIS OCCURRED DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24147546 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 13, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE - SERVICE PERSONNEL CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT THE VIKING XL HAD AN ISSUE, POWER CORD WAS CUT WITH BARE COPPER WIRES SHOWING. THE PROCESS STEP DURING WHICH THIS OCCURRED WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24052619 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 24, 2025Break; Break

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE SCALE ADAPTER OF A VIKING XL LIFT TORN OFF DURING A PATIENT TRANSFER. REPORTEDLY, A PATIENT (WITH A VENTILATOR AND IV) WAS BEING LIFTED FROM THE BED FOR WEIGHING AND WAS SUSPENDED FREELY DURING THE WEIGHING PROCESS. AFTER THE WEIGHT CHECK, THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED BACK INTO THE BED, AND DURING THE LOWERING PROCESS, A COMPONENT OF THE ADAPTER BETWEEN THE SCALE AND THE LIFT FAILED. NO SIGNS OF CORROSION WERE VISIBLE ON THE FRACTURED SURFACE. THE PATIENT FELL APPROXIMATELY 50-70 CM INTO THE BED AND THE LIFT ARM FELL ONTO THE PATIENT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT IS UNABLE TO SPEAK, AND THEREFORE, THE EXTENT OF THE PATIENT'S INJURIES WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. A LIFT SCALE MT-005730 (TYPE SCALE 350) WAS MOUNTED ON THE LIFT AND WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED BY THE INCIDENT.

  Patient problems: Fall

  MAUDE report 23634271 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 18, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  A OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT THE VIKING XL HAD AN ISSUE, ALLEGED ONE OF THE FRONT CASTERS CAME OFF THE LIFT. THIS OCCURRED DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED. THERE WERE NO OTHER DEVICES REPORTED TO BE INVOLVED. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT COMMUNICATE THIS EVENT TO ANOTHER BAXTER DEPARTMENT OR AUTHORITY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23579856 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 7, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Fell; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Fell

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT TRANSFER WITH A VIKING XL LIFT, THE ¿LIFTING BAR GAVE WAY (BROKEN METAL ROD)¿ WHILE THE PATIENT WAS SUSPENDED ABOVE HIS BED, CAUSING THE PATIENT TO FALL IN HIS BED. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE EVENT DID NOT RESULT IN PATIENT INJURY, HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED FROM ANXIETY FOLLOWING THE FALL.

  Patient problems: Anxiety

  MAUDE report 23495055 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 20, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  DURING SERVICING BY BAXTER, TECHNICAL SERVICE IDENTIFIED THAT VIKING XLHAD AN ISSUE, BROKEN EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON. THIS OCCURRED DURING BAXTER SERVICING/TESTING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED. THERE WERE NO OTHER DEVICES REPORTED TO BE INVOLVED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22852516 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 15, 2025Unstable; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Unstable; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  A NURSE CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT THE VIKING XL LIFT HAD AN ISSUE, ALLEGES TILTING TO THE LEFT AND SOMETHING SNAPPED. THE PROCESS STEP DURING WHICH THIS OCCURRED WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED. THERE WERE NO OTHER DEVICES REPORTED TO BE INVOLVED. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT COMMUNICATE THIS EVENT TO ANOTHER BAXTER DEPARTMENT OR AUTHORITY. THE DEVICE WAS REQUESTED FOR SERVICE/INSPECTION BY BAXTER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22508280 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 20, 2025Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  A CUSTOMER CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT THE VIKING XL WITH CABLE LIFT HAD AN ISSUE, STRIPPED CABLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE BAXTER TECHNICIAN FOUND THE POWER CABLE WAS STRIPPED WITH EXPOSED COPPER WIRES SHOWING. THIS OCCURRED DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21651212 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 30, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED THE EMERGENCY STOP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF PATIENT OR CAREGIVER INJURY OR DEATH REPORTED FROM THIS ALLEGED INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAPTURED UNDER COMPLAINT REF # (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20334101 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 11, 2024Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED THE LIFT¿S CABLE FOR THE CONTROL BOX WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WERE BARE COPPER WIRES SHOWING. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF PATIENT OR CAREGIVER INJURY OR DEATH REPORTED FROM THIS ALLEGED INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAPTURED UNDER HILLROM COMPLAINT REF # (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18875224 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 18, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED THE SLINGBAR SEPARATED FROM THE MAST WHEN IN OPERATION WITH THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED THE PATIENT FELL ON THE BED AS A RESULT OF THIS ALLEGED MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAPTURED UNDER HILLROM COMPLAINT REF (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17575733 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 17, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED THE SLINGBAR SEPARATED FROM THE MAST WHEN IN OPERATION WITH THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED THE PATIENT FELL ON THE BED AS A RESULT OF THIS ALLEGED MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS NO INJURY REPORTED. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAPTURED UNDER HILLROM COMPLAINT REF # (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17562654 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 26, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A NURSE AND PHYSIOTHERAPY WERE LIFTING A PATIENT IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY USING A VIKING XL LIFT WHEN THE BOLT HOLDING THE QUICK RELEASE HOOK CAME OFF AND THE SLING BAR FELL ON THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS AN 89-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WEIGHING 55.4 KG AND RESIDED IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY. THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A SMALL LESION AND HEMATOMA TO THE FOREHEAD. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED. THIS REPORT WAS FILED IN OUR COMPLAINT HANDLING SYSTEM AS (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Abrasion; Hematoma

  MAUDE report 16815962 ↗