Permobil M1Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 17330818252316), received between Dec 17, 2021 and Feb 18, 2026 — classified as 1 death, 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fire” (1 report).

3 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K123290); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• DeathFeb 18, 2026Fire; Temperature Problem

  PERMOBIL RECEIVED CORRESPONDENCE FROM A LAW FIRM REPRESENTING THE FAMILY OF A DECEASED END-USER WHEREIN IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE END-USER'S M1 POWER WHEELCHAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC INJURIES AND DEATH TO THE END-USER. THE LETTER ALLEGES WITHOUT FOUNDATION OR EVIDENCE THAT FIRE INITIATED WITHIN THE POWER WHEELCHAIR.

  Patient problems: Burn(s); Full thickness (Third Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 24381920 ↗
• InjuryDec 17, 2021Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Jam; Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Jam

  PERMOBIL LEGAL COUNSEL RECEIVED PETITION CLAIMING WHILE THE END-USER WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS SOME RAILROAD TRACKS, THE CASTER WHEEL REPORTEDLY FELL BETWEEN THE TRACKS, GETTING STUCK, LEAVING THE END-USER UNABLE TO MOVE THE DEVICE WHERE THEY WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING TRAIN RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE END-USER. INJURIES REPORTED HAVING BEEN SUSTAINED ARE RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA, PELVIC AND SPINAL FRACTURES, AND UNSALVAGEABLE INJURIES TO HIS LEGS RESULTING IN AMPUTATION.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Hip Fracture; Multiple Fractures; Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage; Vertebral Fracture

  MAUDE report 13028080 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K123290. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2805-2026 · Jun 19, 2025 · Open, Classified
  M5 Corpus Power Wheelchair REF,120032
• Z-2795-2026 · Feb 29, 2024 · Open, Classified
  Permobil M3 Corpus Power Wheelchair with Heavy Duty Shock REF:120031, Model version 3
• Z-3178-2018 · Aug 15, 2018 · Terminated
  Permobil powered wheelchairs, Model Numbers: (a) M300 PS, (b) C300 PS, (c) C350 PS, (d) C500 PS, (e) C400 PS Product Usage: The devices identified are intended to provide outdoor