Viking™ L mobile lift 2040044Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887761981867), received between Oct 22, 2024 and May 7, 2026 — classified as 4 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (1 report).

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. May 30, 2025Open, 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 · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMay 7, 2026Fracture

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT VIKING L HAD SLING BAR HOOK BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25117195 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 5, 2025Sparking; Noise, Audible; Sparking; Noise, Audible

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT FROM A BAXTER TECHNICIAN TO REPORT THE VIKING L SOMETIMES SPARKS WHEN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE SOCKET IS PLUGGED IN OR DISCONNECTED. THE BED WAS LOCATED AT THE ACCOUNT. 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 23481820 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 25, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  A USER REPORT WAS RECEIVED BY BAXTER REPORTING THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT INVOLVING A VIKING L PATIENT LIFT. DURING A HOIST TRANSFER INVOLVING TWO PHYSIOTHERAPISTS AND ONE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, A PATIENT WAS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM BED TO CHAIR USING A HOIST THAT WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND WITHIN INSPECTION DATE. THE SLING WAS CORRECTLY POSITIONED AND ATTACHED PER STANDARD PROCEDURE. WHILE ELEVATING THE PATIENT, ONE OF THE CLIPS SECURING THE RIGHT LEG SLING UNEXPECTEDLY DETACHED, RESULTING IN THE LEG STRAP COMING OUT OF PLACE. THE PATIENT REMAINED FULLY SUPPORTED BY THE REMAINING THREE HOIST STRAPS. STAFF PROMPTLY AND SAFELY LOWERED THE PATIENT TO THE FLOOR, ENSURING SUPPORT OF THEIR HEAD AND LEGS THROUGHOUT. A HOVERJACK WAS USED TO TRANSFER THE PATIENT FROM THE FLOOR. A MEDICAL. REVIEW POST-INCIDENT CONFIRMED THAT THE PATIENT SUSTAINED NO KNOWN INJURIES.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22608235 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 22, 2024Material Frayed; Material Frayed

  A OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT THE VIKING L PATIENT LIFT POWER CORD WAS FRAYING, STATED COPPER WIRES SHOWING. THIS OCCURRED BEFORE 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. THE DEVICE WAS REQUESTED FOR SERVICE/INSPECTION BY BAXTER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20509478 ↗