Permobil M5Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 17330818334562), received between Dec 11, 2019 and Dec 30, 2025 — classified as 7 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Mechanical Problem” (3 reports).

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

2 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.

Recalls naming this device

1. Jun 19, 2025Open, Classified

   This recall is being reported retroactively. Power Platform firmware is missing specific drive inhibit logic. This issue may allow the chair to drive under restricted conditions, and may create an unstable condition in certain circumstances.

   Z-2805-2026 · Root cause: Process design · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryDec 30, 2025Fire; Temperature Problem; Fire; Temperature Problem

  REPORT CLAIMS AS THE END-USER WAS SLEEPING IN THEIR DEVICE WHILE BEING UNDER CHARGE, THE DEVICE REPORTEDLY CAUGHT AFLAME RESULTING IN INJURIES REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS.

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

  MAUDE report 23925919 ↗
• InjuryAug 21, 2025Mechanical Problem; Unintended System Motion; Unintended Movement; Mechanical Problem; Unintended System Motion; Unintended Movement

  PERMOBIL RECEIVED REPORT FROM LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE END-USER CLAIMING THE END-USER HAVING SUSTAINED INJURIES RELATED TO AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION WITH THEIR M5 CORPUS PWC. REPORT CLAIMS THE CHAIR RAISED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSED THE END-USER TO FALL TO THE FLOOR WHERE THEY REPORTEDLY SUFFERED UNDESCRIBED SERIOUS INJURIES TO THEIR LEFT ANKLE AND KNEE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 22860687 ↗
• InjuryAug 15, 2025Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Power Problem; Complete Loss of Power; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Power Problem; Complete Loss of Power

  RECEIVED REPORT THAT WHILE THE END-USER WAS OPERATING THEIR DEVICE OUT-OF-DOORS, THE DEVICE REPORTEDLY SHUT DOWN LEAVING THEM STRANDED IN THE HEAT. REPORT INDICATED THE END-USER SELF-DIAGNOSED WITH CLAIMS OF HAVING SUFFERED HEAT STROKE AS A RESULT. NO REPORTS WERE PROVIDED OF MEDICAL INTERVENTION BEING SOUGHT.

  Patient problems: Heat illness

  MAUDE report 22820284 ↗
• InjuryDec 4, 2024Mechanical Problem; Device Tipped Over; Unintended Movement; Mechanical Problem; Device Tipped Over; Unintended Movement

  REPORT RECEIVED CLAIMING AS THE END-USER WAS EXITING A TRANSPORT VEHICLE VIA THE INCORPORATED RAMP, THE WHEELCHAIR ALLEGEDLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT, ALLOWING ONE OF THE CASTER WHEELS TO FALL OFF THE RAMP CAUSING THE DEVICE TO LOSE UPRIGHT STABILITY AND FALL ON TO ITS SIDE. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE END-USER TO FALL OUT OF THE CHAIRS SEATING WHERE THEY SUSTAINED AN INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Limb Fracture

  MAUDE report 20846574 ↗
• InjuryAug 22, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  REPORTS WHILE END-USER WAS TRAVERSING THROUGH THEIR HOME FROM GREAT ROOM TO BEDROOM, THE FOOTPLATES REPORTEDLY CONTACTED A THRESHOLD WHICH CAUSED THE DEVICE TO STOP SUDDENLY. THIS FORCED THE END-USER TO LOSE POSITIONING AND FALL FROM THE SEATING WHICH RESULTED IN AN INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS.

  Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)

  MAUDE report 17599027 ↗
• InjuryAug 10, 2022Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Material Deformation; Material Integrity Problem; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Material Deformation; Material Integrity Problem

  PERMOBIL RECEIVED REPORT FROM THE END-USER OF HAVING SUSTAINED A PRESSURE ULCER ON THEIR BACK DUE TO AN ALLEGED FLAW IN DESIGN WITH THE COVER OF THE BACKREST CUSHION.

  Patient problems: Pressure Sore/Ulcer; Tissue Breakdown

  MAUDE report 15200660 ↗
• InjuryDec 11, 2019Mechanical Problem; Unintended Movement; Device Fell; Mechanical Problem; Unintended Movement; Device Fell

  RECEIVED REPORT CLAIMING AS THE END-USER WAS IN PROCESS OF ENTERING THEIR ADAPTED TRANSPORT VAN, THE RIGHT CASTER WHEEL DROPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE RAMP. THIS CAUSED THE WHEELCHAIR TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND FALL OVER ON ITS SIDE WITH THE END-USER REMAINING IN THE SEATING. IT WAS REPORTED THE END-USER SOUGHT MEDICAL INTERVENTION FOR UNDISCLOSED INJURIES.

  Patient problems: Pain

  MAUDE report 9452199 ↗

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-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