Viking™ M mobile lift 2040045Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 51 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00887761981874), received between Mar 31, 2021 and Sep 7, 2026 — classified as 8 injuries, 43 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (9 reports).

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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 51 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 7, 2026Unstable

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50656370 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 3, 2026Insufficient Device Problem Information

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50598391 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 2, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50572151 ↗
• InjuryAug 7, 2026Device Fell

  Patient problems: Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 50168771 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 6, 2026Unstable

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50161762 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 27, 2026Sparking

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50048036 ↗
• InjuryJul 14, 2026Use of Device Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT FELL FROM A VIKING M MOBILE LIFT WHEN THE FIXING SCREW THAT SECURES THE SLING BAR TO THE FLEXLINK/LIFTING ARM ALLEGEDLY LOOSENED AND CAME OUT OF ITS HOUSING DURING A PATIENT TRANSFER. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A SMALL WOUND ON THE TOP OF THE NOSE. THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THAT SUTURES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND ON THE NOSE. THE CUSTOMER PERFORMED AN INTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE. THE INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE ALLEGED SCREW WAS IN PLACE AND COULD NOT BE LOOSENED BY HAND. THE INTERNAL INSPECTION ADDITIONALLY IDENTIFIED THAT A SAFETY HOOK ON THE SLING BAR WAS MISSING. BAXTER INSPECTED THE DEVICE AND THE INSPECTION CONFIRMED THAT THE ALLEGED SCREW WAS SECURELY TIGHTENED, REQUIRED A TOOL TO LOOSEN, AND COULD NOT BE LOOSENED BY HAND. THE INSPECTION ALSO CONFIRMED THAT A SAFETY HOOK ON THE SLING BAR WAS MISSING. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE EVENT REMAINS UNDETERMINED. BASED ON THE INSPECTION FINDINGS, THE EVENT IS UNLIKELY RELATED TO THE ALLEGED SCREW LOOSENING AND IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSING SAFETY HOOK IDENTIFIED DURING THE INSPECTIONS. BASED ON THE DETAILS OF THE INSPECTIONS, IT IS REASONABLE TO CONCLUDE THAT USE ERROR, FAILUR

  Patient problems: Epistaxis; Hematoma; Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 25820644 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 8, 2026Unstable

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT VIKING M, WHEEL 75/75 HAD MAST TILTING FORWARD UNDER LOAD. 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 25435852 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 8, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT VIKING M, WHEEL 75/75 HAD FRONT CASTER COMING OFF. 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 25434527 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 15, 2026Mechanical Problem

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT VIKING M HAD EMERGENCY FUNCTION INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25192854 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 12, 2026Mechanical Problem

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT VIKING M WITH CABLE UNIT EMERGENCY BUTTON NOT WORKING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25156575 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 28, 2026Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A PATIENT FELL DURING A ROUTINE TRANSFER FROM A BED TO A CHAIR USING A VIKING M MOBILE LIFT. THE SLING WAS APPLIED TO THE PATIENT AND THE LIFT WAS OPERATED BY TWO CARE STAFF. WHILE THE PATIENT WAS SUSPENDED AND BEING MOVED TOWARD THE CHAIR, STAFF REPORTED HEARING A CRACKLING NOISE, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE SLING BAR DETACHING FROM THE LIFT WHILE THE PATIENT WAS POSITIONED MIDWAY THROUGH THE TRANSFER IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM. THE REGISTERED NURSE IN CHARGE AND CARE STAFF IMMEDIATELY ATTENDED TO THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ACTIVE BLEEDING FROM THE BACK OF THE PATIENT¿S HEAD, WHICH WAS MANAGED BY APPLYING PRESSURE. PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AND ARRIVED ON SITE, PROVIDED FIRST AID, AND ASSISTED IN RETURNING THE PATIENT SAFELY TO BED USING A DIFFERENT LIFT DEVICE. PARAMEDICS ADVISED CONTINUED MONITORING AND ADMINISTRATION OF PAIN RELIEF AND INDICATED THAT HOSPITALIZATION WAS NOT REQUIRED AT THAT TIME. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT REMAINED STABLE AND THAT NO ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CUSTOMER ALSO REPORTED THAT A RED PLASTIC COMPONENT FROM THE QUICK RELEASE HOOK WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR FOLLOWING THE EVENT. NO FURTHER INF

  Patient problems: Laceration(s)

  MAUDE report 25020258 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 9, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT VIKING M, WHEEL 75/75 HAD A QUICK-RELEASE ADAPTER FALLING APART DURING USE, RESULTING IN THE SLING BAR FALLING TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24835059 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 2, 2026Device Fell

  BAXTER RECEIVED A REPORT THAT VIKING M HAD MOVING DOWNWARD WHILE TRANSFERRING PATIENT, THE RESIDENT DROPPED INTO THE WHEELCHAIR. THE PROCESS STEP DURING WHICH THIS OCCURRED WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NOT A PATIENT/USER INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WITH THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24769204 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 20, 2026Device Tipped Over

  ON 27-JAN-2026, A DISTRIBUTOR CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT VIKING M, WHEEL 75/75 (PRODUCT CODE P2040005, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6)), HAD TILTING TO ONE SIDE, UNSTABLE. 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 24402002 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 19, 2026Unintended Movement

  ON 23-JAN-2026, A OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT VIKING M (PRODUCT CODE 2040035, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6)), NEEDED A MIDDLE BEAM REPLACEMENT. 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 24392633 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 12, 2026Mechanical Problem

  A OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT VIKING M LIFT HAD AN ISSUE, UNIT EMERGENCY BUTTON NOT WORKING. THE PROCESS STEP DURING WHICH THIS OCCURRED WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED. THE DEVICE WAS REQUESTED FOR SERVICE/INSPECTION BY BAXTER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24038311 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 31, 2025Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  A DISTRIBUTOR CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT THE VIKING M LIFT HAD AN ISSUE, POWER CABLE WITH BARE WIRE. THIS OCCURRED DURING PATIENT USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT/USER INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, SYMPTOM, OR ADVERSE EVENT REPORTED. THE DEVICE WAS REQUESTED FOR SERVICE/INSPECTION BY BAXTER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23938397 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 2, 2025Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE - SERVICE PERSONNEL CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT VIKING M HAD AN ISSUE, LIFT TILTED WHILE UNDER WEIGHT. 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 23691527 ↗
• InjuryDec 1, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT FELL DURING A TRANSFER WITH A VIKING M LIFT. A PATIENT WAS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM THE BED TO A GERIATRIC CHAIR WITH ONE CAREGIVER WHEN. REPORTEDLY THE SLING LOOP WAS IN PLACE WHEN THE TRANSFER BEGAN BUT CAME LOOSE DURING THE TRANSFER AND CAME OUT OF THE LIFT¿S SLING BAR. ALLEGEDLY, THE PATIENT FELL TO THE FLOOR HEADFIRST, FROM A HEIGHT OF ¿APPROXIMATELY ONE METER.¿ THE PATIENT HIT THEIR HEAD AND SUSTAINED A WOUND ON THE BACK OF THEIR HEAD. THE NURSE PLACED A PILLOW UNDER THE PATIENT¿S HEAD, AND AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED. THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE THE HEAD WOUND WAS CLOSED WITH THREE STAPLES. A FACILITY SUPERVISOR REVIEWED THE INCIDENT WITH THE CAREGIVER PRESENT ON THE SAME DAY AND CONCLUDED THAT THE SLING LOOP WAS LIKELY NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE LIFT¿S SLING BAR. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: Head Injury

  MAUDE report 23688865 ↗
• InjuryOct 29, 2025Disconnection; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Disconnection; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED A CUSTOMER FELL WHEN USING A VIKING M LIFT AND SUSTAINED AN INJURY. THE CUSTOMER WAS AT A PUBLIC INDOOR SWIMMING POOL WHO BROUGHT ¿THEIR OWN SLING¿ (THEY ALSO ¿SOMETIMES¿ BRING THEIR OWN SLINGBAR). WHILE THE USER WAS USING THE VIKING M LIFT, THEY ¿RELEASED THE GALLOWS WHEN THE PERSON WAS TO BE MOVED FROM THEIR WHEELCHAIR¿ AND THAT ¿THE WHOLE FASTENER DETACHED¿ (QUICK RELEASE HOOK) RELEASED FROM THE SLING BAR. IN DOING SO, THE CUSTOMER FELL TO THE FLOOR AND RECEIVED A ¿JACK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD.¿ SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THE INJURY WERE NOT PROVIDED; HOWEVER, IT IS NOTED THAT AN AMBULANCE AND POLICE WERE SUMMONED. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THE LIFT WAS USED BY VISITORS WHO BRING/SUPPLY THEIR OWN HARNESS (SLING) AND ATTENDANTS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED AS MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL DETAILS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATE ¿INDIVIDUAL FITTING OF LIKO SLINGS AND OTHER LIKO LIFTING ACCESSORIES TO FIT THE PATIENT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY WHEN USING THE LIFT.¿ THE LIFT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATE ¿FOR ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE IN SELECTING A SLING, STUDY THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE RESPECTI

  Patient problems: Fall

  MAUDE report 23416740 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 23, 2025Device Tipped Over; Device Tipped Over

  A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE - SERVICE PERSONNEL CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT THE VIKING M HAD AN ISSUE, CUSTOMER CALLED IN TO REPORT THAT THEIR LIFT IS TILTING WHEN BEING RAISED. 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 23123289 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 17, 2025Overheating of Device; Overheating of Device

  THE PATIENT LIFT'S ADAPTER CORD MELTED, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. 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 KNOW IF THIS EVENT WAS ALREADY COMMUNICATED 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 23072536 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 8, 2025Insufficient Device Problem Information; Device Fell; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Device Fell

  A CUSTOMER CONTACTED TECHNICAL SERVICE TO REPORT THAT THE VIKING M LIFT, HAD AN ISSUE, LIFT MAST ARM STOPPED AND THEN DROPPED, HITTING STAFF MEMBER ON THE HEAD. THIS OCCURRED DURING PATIENT USE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A PATIENT/USER INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WITH THIS EVENT. THERE WERE NO OTHER DEVICES REPORTED TO BE INVOLVED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22993655 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  THE BAXTER TECHNICIAN FOUND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE POWER CORD WAS DAMAGED WITH EXPOSED COPPER WIRES. 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 22935977 ↗