Tobii Dynavox recalls TD Navio Maxi speech devices with model 1000799 due to potential battery short circuits causing heat and gas. Affected units have specific serial numbers and were sold from 2024 to 2026.
Under certain conditions, the battery mounting tabs may become damaged, allowing the battery to move within the device enclosure, potentially leading to an internal short circuit. This may cause localized heating and gas venting within the device enclosure.
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Tobii Dynavox is recalling TD Navio Maxi speech devices with model number 1000799 because damaged battery mounting tabs could cause internal short circuits, leading to heat and gas venting. This risk is serious enough to require immediate action to prevent potential device damage or injury. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/697932-tobii-dynavox-td-navio-maxi-speech-device-recall-battery-short.
“Tobii Dynavox TD Navio Maxi Speech Device Recall: Battery Short Circuit Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated September 14, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/697932-tobii-dynavox-td-navio-maxi-speech-device-recall-battery-short. Based on FDA recall #Z-2960-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2960-2026%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on July 8, 2026, that Tobii Dynavox Llc is voluntarily recalling the TD Navio Maxi Speech Generating Device due to a potential battery mounting tab failure. This defect may cause localized heating and gas venting within the device enclosure.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Tobii Dynavox
Product: TD Navio Maxi Speech Generating Device
Model/Catalog Number: 1000799
UDI-DI: 073400747602070
Serial Numbers: TDNL1-240904000016 through TDNL1-260617070001
The hazard
Under certain conditions, the battery mounting tabs may become damaged, allowing the battery to move within the device enclosure. This movement potentially leads to an internal short circuit, which may cause localized heating and gas venting within the device enclosure.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Tobii Dynavox Llc has one other recall on record since February 24, 2023. On February 24, 2023, the company recalled the TD I-110 Speech Device because the battery may come loose from the housing and become damaged. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Nerivio Infinity Software Version 4.1.2.0 Recall (March 23, 2026) and the Philips Allura Xper FD10C Medical System Recall (December 15, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the model number 1000799 on the device. Affected units have serial numbers starting with TDNL1-240904000016 and ending with TDNL1-260617070001. The device was sold between 2024 and 2026.
Brand
Tobii Dynavox
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 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
US Nationwide distribution.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-2959-2026
TD Navio Midi Speech Generating Device Model/Catalog Number: 1000798; UDI-DI 073400747602056 Serial Numbers TDNM1-240628000004 through TDNM1-260617070001. Corrected/future production is differentiated by new serialization from TDNM1-260617070001 onward (production batch 20260615, improved design).
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Z-2960-2026
TD Navio Maxi Speech Generating Device Model/Catalog Number: 1000799; UDI-DI 073400747602070 Serial Numbers TDNL1-240904000016 through TDNL1-260617070001. Corrected/future production is differentiated by new serialization from TDNL1-260617070001 onward (production batch 20260615, improved design).
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Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Device Serial Number
Look for the serial number on the device, which should start with TDNL1-240904000016 and end with TDNL1-260617070001.
Contact Manufacturer
Reach out to Tobii Dynavox for further instructions on how to address the issue.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 49 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4Added to GovInfoNow
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-2960-2026 (July 8, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2960-2026 to see it in context.
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