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Sara Plus Active Floor Lift Recall: Fire Risk from Smoke Emission

ARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA recalls Sara Plus Active Floor Lift models due to potential fire risk from smoke emission. Affected units include HEP0001 series and HEP2001 variants sold globally. Consumers should stop using immediately.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1098-2022Medical device ARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA ›

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The device may emit smoke or ignite.

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Recalling firmARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA Sp. z.o.o.Ul. Ks. Piotra Wawrzyniaka 2 · Komorniki, Poland

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ARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA is recalling Sara Plus Active Floor Lift models because they may emit smoke or ignite, creating a fire hazard. This risk could lead to serious injury or property damage if the device is used as intended. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/60841-sara-plus-active-floor-lift-recall-fire-risk-from-smoke.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/60841-sara-plus-active-floor-lift-recall-fire-risk-from-smoke · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1098-2022

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“Sara Plus Active Floor Lift Recall: Fire Risk from Smoke Emission.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/60841-sara-plus-active-floor-lift-recall-fire-risk-from-smoke. Based on FDA recall #Z-1098-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1098-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on April 5, 2022, that ARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA Sp. z.o.o. is recalling Sara Plus Active Floor Lifts because they may emit smoke or ignite. The agency issued recall number Z-1098-2022 for the voluntary Class I recall.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: ARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA
Product: Sara Plus Active Floor Lift
Model Numbers: HEP0001, HEP0001-AU, HEP0001-BR, HEP0001-CN, HEP0001-JP, HEP0001-UK, HEP0001-US, HEP1001, HEP1001-AU, HEP1001CON4869, HEP1001-US, HEP2001, HEP2001-BR, HEP2001-CN, HEP2001-UK
Units affected: 4449 devices

The hazard

The device may emit smoke or ignite. The recall is classified as Class I.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show ARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA Sp. z.o.o. has 6 other recalls on record since 2018-10-22. Other recent recalls of similar products include Arjo Tenor Patient Lift Recall (2026-03-10), Arjo Medical Beds Recall (2023-08-29), and Arjo Citadel Beds with IndiGo Modules Risk Power Cord Damage - Recall (2021-06-10). Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Semi Electric Lightweight Bed Recall (2025-11-26), FUJIFILM FDR Visionary Suite CH-200 X-ray Device Recall (2026-01-09), and Medline Full Electric Low Lightweight Bed Recall (2025-11-26).

How to tell if you have this one

Check the model number on your Sara Plus Active Floor Lift, which starts with HEP0001, HEP1001, or HEP2001. These models were sold globally from 2019 to 2023.

Brand
ARJOHUNTLEIGH POLSKA
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

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Immediately stop using the Sara Plus Active Floor Lift if it has a model number starting with HEP0001, HEP1001, or HEP20001.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “US Nationwide and Worldwide distribution” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.4 years after the firm started it.

Apr 5, 2022Firm started the recall
May 20, 2022FDA classified it Class I
Jun 1, 2022Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Sep 5, 2024FDA terminated the recall

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

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/60841-sara-plus-active-floor-lift-recall-fire-risk-from-smoke">Sara Plus Active Floor Lift Recall: Fire Risk from Smoke Emission (GovInfoNow)</a>

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-1098-2022 (April 5, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1098-2022 to see it in context.
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