UnratedMedical device recall · FDA · Published September 8, 2020
GE Healthcare MRI Scanner Recall: Potential Electrical Arc Flash Hazard
GE Healthcare recalls specific MRI scanners due to potential electrical arc flash in the PGR cabinet. Affected models include 5148810-3, 5741000-100, 5741000-26, and 5741000-27. No remedy details provided in recall notice.
“GE Healthcare MRI Scanner Recall: Potential Electrical Arc Flash Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/64361-ge-healthcare-mri-scanner-recall-potential-electrical-arc-flash-hazard. Based on FDA recall #Z-0130-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0130-2021%22&limit=1).
GE Healthcare LLC voluntarily recalled Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems due to potential electrical arc flash within the Power Gradient & RF Cabinet, according to the FDA on September 8, 2020.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: GE Healthcare
Model: 5148810-3, 5741000-100, 5741000-26 and 5741000-27
The hazard
The recall addresses the potential for an electrical arc flash within the Power Gradient & RF (PGR) Cabinet of the whole body magnetic resonance scanner.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show GE Healthcare LLC has 97 other recalls on record since October 4, 2017. Other recent recalls include the February 27, 2026 SIGNA Premier MRI Scanners recall for steel fittings and the June 24, 2022 SIGNA Premier recall for acoustic noise risks. Similar product recalls in April 2026 involved GE Medical Systems Allia IGS systems for electrical shock risk, while a Philips Brilliance CT 64 scanner was recalled on August 7, 2026 for unintended radiation risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for model numbers 5148810-3, 5741000-100, 5741000-26, or 5741000-27 on the scanner. These models were sold for medical imaging purposes.
Brand
GE Healthcare
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 5 products
All 5 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
Terminated
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of FL, KY, NC, NJ, NM, NY, TX, UT and WA. The countries of Canada, Hungary, India, Korea, China, Russia, Taiwan, Puerto Rico and Ubekistan.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-0127-2021
System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Product Usage: is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times.; Model: 5741000 and 5741000-20
30 devices total
Z-0128-2021
System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Product Usage: is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times.; Model: 5741000-23 and 5396469
30 devices total
Z-0129-2021
System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Product Usage: is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times.; Model: 5352293, 5726207-5, 5741000-25 and 5741000-29 .
30 Devices total
Z-0130-2021
System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Product Usage: is a whole body magnetic resonance scanner designed to support high resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio, and short scan times.; Model: 5148810-3, 5741000-100, 5741000-26 and 5741000-27
30 devices Total
Z-0131-2021
Tomographic Imager Combining Emission Computed Tomography With Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - Product Usage: The combined system maintains independent functionality of the MR and PET devices, allowing for single modality MR and / or PET imaging.; Model: 5726207-8 and 5741000-28
N/A
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Model Numbers
Identify the model number on the scanner to see if it matches the recalled models.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 9 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of FL, KY, NC, NJ, NM, NY, TX, UT and WA. The countries of Canada, Hungary, India, Korea, China, Russia, Taiwan, Puerto Rico and Ubekistan.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Texas, Utah, Washington.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 8 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-0130-2021 (September 8, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0130-2021 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 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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