GE Signa MRI Systems Recall: Risk of Table Lock Failure During Scans
GE Healthcare recalls certain Signa MRI systems due to potential failure of patient table caster locks during maintenance. Affected units were serviced since March 2023; owners should contact GE for details.
Use caution until it’s fixed
GE HealthCare has become aware that for certain MR systems (SIGNA Artist, SIGNA Voyager, Discovery MR450 1.5T, Optima MR450w 1.5T, SIGNA Architect, SIGNA Premier, SIGNA UHP, Discovery MR750 3.0T, Discovery MR750w 3.0T, SIGNA Hero, SIGNA PET/MR, SIGNA Artist Evo, SIGNA Voyager AIR (China Only), SIGNA Architect AIR (China Only), SIGNA Premier XT (China Only), SIGNA Premier Elite (China Only), SIGNA Premier MAX (China Only), SIGNA Hero XT (China Only), SIGNA Hero Elite (China Only), SIGNA Hero MAX (China Only), SIGNA PET/MR AIR (China Only), SIGNA PET/MR AIR Plus (China Only), the planned maintenance steps to check the functionality of the caster locks on the MR patient table may not have been performed.
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What happened, in plain English
GE Healthcare is recalling specific MRI systems where the patient table's caster locks might not have been properly checked during routine maintenance. This could lead to table movement during scans, potentially causing injury to patients or staff. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/51984-ge-signa-mri-systems-recall-risk-of-table-lock-failure.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/51984-ge-signa-mri-systems-recall-risk-of-table-lock-failure · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2299-2025
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“GE Signa MRI Systems Recall: Risk of Table Lock Failure During Scans.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/51984-ge-signa-mri-systems-recall-risk-of-table-lock-failure. Based on FDA recall #Z-2299-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2299-2025%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The patient table's caster locks may not have been checked during planned maintenance, which could cause the table to shift during scans. This shift might result in injury to patients or staff due to sudden movement.
Who’s affected
Owners of GE Signa Artist, Voyager, and other listed MRI systems that were serviced by GE HealthCare since March 2023 are affected. Patients and medical staff using these systems are at risk of injury if the table moves unexpectedly during scans.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your GE Signa MRI system has a system ID number that GE HealthCare serviced since March 2023. The product includes specific model names like Signa Artist, Voyager, and Discovery series.
- Brand
GE Healthcare- Product
GE Signa Artist, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System- Category
Medical device
All 22 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 II- Status
Ongoing- Distribution
Worldwide distribution.
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Z-2299-2025 | GE Signa Artist, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: 00840682123129, 00840682146104, 00195278117021, 00840682123457, 00195278126443, 00195278210036, Not available, and Not applicable; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 760 units |
| Z-2300-2025 | GE Signa Voyager, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: 00840682108607, 00195278124609, 00195278248923, 00840682118118, Not applicable, Not available; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 280 units |
| Z-2301-2025 | GE Discovery MR450 1.5T, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: Not available, Not applicable; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 19 units |
| Z-2302-2025 | GE Optima MR450w 1.5T, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; 00195278023643, 00195278117021, 00195278126443, 00195278210036, 00195278229519, 00840682115971, 00840682118118, 00840682118132, 00840682123129, 00840682123457, 00840682123457, 00840682146104, Not applicable, Not available; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 1372 units |
| Z-2303-2025 | GE SIGNA Architect, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: 00195278023643, 00195278117021, 00840682102728, 00840682103817, 00840682118118, 00840682122702, 00840682123129, 00840682123440, 00840682146197, 00840682147095, Not Applicable, Not available; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 758 units |
| Z-2304-2025 | GE SIGNA Premier, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: 00840682146999, 00195278010797, 00840682135269, 00840682146999, Not applicable, Not available; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 214 units |
| Z-2305-2025 | GE SIGNA UHP, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: Not Applicable; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 3 units |
| Z-2306-2025 | GE Discovery MR750 3.0T, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: 00195278229519, 00840682115872, 00840682115971, 00840682118187, 00840682123129, 00840682146999, Not applicable, Not available; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 330 units |
| Z-2307-2025 | GE Discovery MR750w 3.0T, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: 00195278023643, 00840682102704, 00840682102728, 00840682103787, 00840682103817, 00840682123440, Not applicable, Not Available; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 519 units |
| Z-2308-2025 | GE SIGNA Hero, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: 00195278472083, 00195278486813, 001952784868131, Not Applicable; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 56 units |
| Z-2309-2025 | GE SIGNA PET/MR, Tomographic Imager Combining Emission Computed Tomography with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; GTIN: 00195278648877, 00840682105378, 00840682123440, 00840682135283, Not applicable, Not available; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 97 units |
| Z-2310-2025 | GE SIGNA Artist Evo, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN 00195278481382, 00840682118118, 00840682123129, 00840682147095, Not Applicable, GTIN Not Available; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 138 units |
| Z-2311-2025 | GE SIGNA Voyager AIR (China Only), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: unknown; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 0 |
| Z-2312-2025 | GE SIGNA Architect AIR (China Only), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: 00840682102728, 00840682103787, Not available; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 151 units |
| Z-2313-2025 | GE SIGNA Premier XT (China Only), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: Not available; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 2 units |
| Z-2314-2025 | GE SIGNA Premier Elite (China Only), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: unknown; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 0 |
| Z-2315-2025 | GE SIGNA Premier MAX (China Only), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: Unknown; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 0 |
| Z-2316-2025 | GE SIGNA Hero XT (China Only), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: Unknown; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | N/A |
| Z-2317-2025 | GE SIGNA Hero Elite (China Only), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: Unknown; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 0 |
| Z-2318-2025 | GE SIGNA Hero MAX (China Only), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: Unknown; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 0 |
| Z-2319-2025 | GE SIGNA PET/MR AIR (China Only), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: Unknown; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 0 |
| Z-2320-2025 | GE SIGNA PET/MR AIR Plus (China Only), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System; GTIN: Unknown; All System ID numbers that GE HealthCare performed planned maintenance on since March 1, 2023 | 0 |
What to do — step by step
Contact GE HealthCare
Reach out to GE HealthCare to confirm if your system was serviced since March 2023 and to get instructions for next steps.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 2 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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- Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2299-2025 (June 20, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2299-2025 to see it in context.
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