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R82 Chest Support and Rabbit Up Recalls: Plastic Plug Can Come Loose

R82 A/S recalls chest supports for Mustang and Rabbit Up models (2017-2020) due to plastic plug potentially coming loose without tools. Affected units include specific model numbers.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1858-2020Medical deviceR82 A/S ›
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Recalling firmR82 A/SParallelvej 3 · Gedved, Denmark
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R82 A/S is recalling chest supports for Mustang and Rabbit Up models because the plastic plug can become loose without using a tool. This could lead to the support failing during use, which might cause injury. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/65701-r82-chest-support-and-rabbit-up-recalls-plastic-plug-can.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/65701-r82-chest-support-and-rabbit-up-recalls-plastic-plug-can · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1858-2020

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“R82 Chest Support and Rabbit Up Recalls: Plastic Plug Can Come Loose.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/65701-r82-chest-support-and-rabbit-up-recalls-plastic-plug-can. Based on FDA recall #Z-1858-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1858-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on March 6, 2020, that R82 A/S is recalling Chest Support for R82 Mustang and Rabbit Up units due to a loose plastic plug hazard. The agency issued recall number Z-1858-2020 for the voluntary Class II recall.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: R82 A/S
  • Product: Chest Support for R82 Mustang, Model Numbers: 861810, 861820, 861830
  • Product: Rabbit Up, Model Numbers: 869810, 869820, 869830
  • Distribution: North Carolina
  • Units affected: 2230

The hazard

The plastic plug on the chest support for Mustang and Rabbit/Rabbit Up can come loose without use of a tool, according to the FDA.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show R82 A/S has 3 other recalls on record since June 30, 2017. Other recent recalls include the ETAC R82 Push Brace for High-Low (Dec. 8, 2021), Wombat Living Size 3 Activity Chair (March 28, 2019), and Heron Model 880505 Toilet and Bath Chair (June 30, 2017).

How to tell if you have this one

Check your chest support model number: Mustang models are 861810-861830, Rabbit Up models are 869810-869830. The product was sold between April 2017 and February 2020.

  • Brand
    R82 A/S
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Model Number

    Look for the model number on your chest support: Mustang models are 861810-861830, Rabbit Up models are 869810-869830.

  2. Contact Manufacturer

    Reach out to R82 A/S for further instructions on how to address the issue.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in North Carolina.

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: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: 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: yesNCSouth 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: “NC” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: North Carolina.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3.5 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Mar 6, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: May 4, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 13, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Sep 5, 2023420202023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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

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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-1858-2020 (March 6, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1858-2020 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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