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Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published November 26, 2025

Medline beds recall: Fire risk from hand control pendant overheating

Medline recalls lightweight homecare beds with hand control pendants that may overheat and cause fire if used beyond weight limits or with obstructions.

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

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1015-2026Medical deviceMedline ›
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Recalling firmMedline Industries, LP3 Lakes Dr · Northfield, IL 60093-2753
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Medline is recalling lightweight electric homecare beds with a hand control pendant that could overheat and start a fire if the bed is used beyond its weight limit or if there's an obstruction. This rare risk means affected users should stop using the beds until they can get a replacement. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/50586-medline-beds-recall-fire-risk-from-hand-control-pendant-overheating.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/50586-medline-beds-recall-fire-risk-from-hand-control-pendant-overheating · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1015-2026

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“Medline beds recall: Fire risk from hand control pendant overheating.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/50586-medline-beds-recall-fire-risk-from-hand-control-pendant-overheating. Based on FDA recall #Z-1015-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1015-2026%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Nov. 26, 2025, that Medline Industries, LP is recalling MEDLINE Full Electric Lightweight Homecare Beds (REF MDR107003L) due to a potential fire hazard from overheating hand control pendants. Owners should contact Medline for a remedy.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Medline
  • Product: Full Electric Lightweight Homecare Bed
  • Reference number: REF MDR107003L
  • UDI/DI: 40080196294344
  • Lots: All lots
  • Units affected: 35,694

The hazard

The hand control pendant and associated wires may overheat in rare scenarios such as operating the bed above its weight limit or encountering obstructions, posing a risk of fire. Medline has received 58 complaints involving reports of pendant sparking, burning, melting, smoking, or fire.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Medline Industries, LP has 68 other recalls on record since July 31, 2025. Other recent recalls include a Medline Basic Homecare Bed recall on Aug. 14, 2026, and a Medline Convenience Kits Recall on Aug. 11, 2026. Similar product recalls in February and April 2026 involved Handy Solutions heating pads and BD Pyxis medication cabinets.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for beds labeled 'Full Electric Lightweight Homecare Bed' with the model reference MDR107003L. All lots of this product are affected, including those with UDI/DI number 40080196294344.

  • Brand
    Medline
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 6 products

All 6 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class I
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Distribution
    US, CA, PA, GUAM, VI
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
Z-1011-2026MEDLINE beds labeled as: 1) Semi Electric Basic Homecare Bed, REF MDR107002E; 2) Semi Electric Basic Homecare Bed, 4-pack,REF MDR107002E-4; 1) UDI/DI 40080196320999, All lots; 2) UDI/DI 40080196320999, All Lots373392 units
Z-1012-2026MEDLINE beds labeled as: Semi Electric Lightweight Homecare Bed, REF MDR107002L; UDI/DI 40080196294320, All lots13245 units
Z-1013-2026MEDLINE beds labeled as: 1) Full Electric Basic Homecare Bed, REF MDR107003E; 2) Full Electric Basic Homecare Bed, 4-pack,REF MDR107003E-4.; 1) REF MDR107003E, UDI/DI 40080196321002, All lots; 2) REF MDR107003E-4, UDI/DI 40080196321002, All lots138412 units
Z-1014-2026MEDLINE beds labeled as: Full Electric Low Basic Homecare Bed, REF MDR107003ELO; UDI/DI 10080196546992, All lots22565 units
Z-1015-2026MEDLINE beds labeled as: Full Electric Lightweight Homecare Bed, REF MDR107003L; UDI/DI 40080196294344, All lots35694 units
Z-1016-2026MEDLINE beds labeled as: Full Electric Low Lightweight Homecare Bed, REF MDR107003LO; UDI/DI 40080196325901, All lots15581 units
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Bed Label

    Look for the label 'Full Electric Lightweight Homecare Bed' and model reference MDR107003L on the bed frame.

  2. Stop Using Bed

    If you have the affected bed, stop using it immediately to prevent overheating and fire risk.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in California and Pennsylvania.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “US, CA, PA, GUAM, VI” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Pennsylvania.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 26, 202512. FDA classified it Class I: Jan 16, 202623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jan 28, 2026320252026
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

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

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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-1015-2026 (November 26, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1015-2026 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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