Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published February 27, 2026

GE Healthcare SIGNA Premier MRI Scanners May Have Steel Fittings Risking Injury

GE Healthcare recalls SIGNA Premier MRI systems that may have steel fittings instead of brass, which could attract during service and cause injury if magnet is ramped.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1767-2026Medical device GE Healthcare ›

Use caution until it’s fixed

Whole-Body MR scanners used to produce images of the inside of the human body to aid diagnosis of disease may have been manufactured/serviced with ferrous (steel) fittings instead of non-ferrous (brass) fittings on the magnet rear and if system is accessed to perform service while the magnet is ramped, the magnetic field could attract the ferrous fittings potentially resulting in personnel injury.

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Contact the company

Recalling firmGE Healthcare LLC3001 W Radio Dr · Florence, SC 29501-7806

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

GE Healthcare is recalling SIGNA Premier MRI systems that may have been manufactured with steel fittings instead of brass. If a technician accesses the system while the magnet is ramping, the steel could be attracted and cause injury. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/49861-ge-healthcare-signa-premier-mri-scanners-may-have-steel-fittings.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/49861-ge-healthcare-signa-premier-mri-scanners-may-have-steel-fittings · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1767-2026

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“GE Healthcare SIGNA Premier MRI Scanners May Have Steel Fittings Risking Injury.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/49861-ge-healthcare-signa-premier-mri-scanners-may-have-steel-fittings. Based on FDA recall #Z-1767-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1767-2026%22&limit=1).

GE Healthcare LLC voluntarily recalled 41 SIGNA Premier whole-body MR scanners on Feb. 27, 2026, after the FDA announced the devices may contain ferrous fittings that could attract to the magnet and injure personnel. The Food and Drug Administration issued the Class II recall.

How to tell if you have it

SIGNA Premier systems
UPC 00195278010797
UPC 00840682135269
System IDs: 415353UMR2, 415723SHMR19, 413253MR3T, 908725MR, 609652MR3T, M48823, 7168453T, 513584MR5, 513636EASTMR, 513636T1MR, 605333MRPRM, 832522CRMR1, 703858PRE2, 804675VA3T, 082427110162, 082427220143, 082427020147, 082427200242, 082427160461, 082427250139, 082427140382, M4216469, 353745MR01, GON5655515, KRMR56474971, KRMR56203791, KRMR55433661, KRMR56344161, KRMR55774051, KRMR55914661, NOMRI26833321, 15974045, GON1882380, ESMRI27056983, ESMRI26960129, A203MR06, 690120MR01, 11524261, VNMRI26792525, VNMRI26592248, VNMRI26809677

The hazard

The scanners may have been manufactured or serviced with ferrous (steel) fittings instead of non-ferrous (brass) fittings on the magnet rear. If the system is accessed for service while the magnet is ramped, the magnetic field could attract these fittings, potentially resulting in personnel injury.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show GE Healthcare LLC has 97 other recalls on record since Oct. 4, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include GE Healthcare SIGNA Premier MRI Scanner Recall (June 24, 2022) and GE Centricity Universal Viewer 6.0/7.0/8.0 (July 15, 2022). I.T.S. Hand Locking Plates System (Jan. 23, 2026), I.T.S. Screw System (Jan. 23, 2026), and I.T.S. GmbH Pelvic Reconstruction System (Jan. 23, 2026) were also recalled for MRI safety risks.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the system IDs listed in the recall notice. These include specific model numbers like 415353UMR2, 415723SHMR19, and others provided in the recall documentation.

Brand
GE Healthcare
Product
SIGNA Premier systems
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check System ID
Review the system ID numbers listed in the recall notice to confirm if your SIGNA Premier MRI system is affected.
Contact GE Healthcare
Reach out to GE Healthcare directly for guidance on next steps if your system is affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 8 states.

FDA distribution: “Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, MA, NJ, NY, OH, SD, TX, VA, PR and the countries of Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vietnam, China, Norway, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Korea, Republic of” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 40 days after the firm started it.

Feb 27, 2026Firm started the recall
Apr 2, 2026FDA classified it Class II
Apr 8, 2026Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1767-2026 (February 27, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1767-2026 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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