GE Healthcare Dash 5: Network Overload May Cause Restarts
GE Healthcare recalls Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring Systems that may restart simultaneously during network overload, potentially disrupting patient monitoring. Affected units were sold from 2019 to 2023.
Lower-risk recall
The patient monitors may simultaneously restart as designed if all are connected to the same network and a network overload occurs for a prolonged time.
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What happened, in plain English
GE Healthcare is recalling Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring Systems that could restart at the same time if connected to a network that overloads. This might cause monitoring interruptions for patients, but the recall does not mention injuries or deaths. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/69921-ge-healthcare-dash-5-network-overload-may-cause-restarts.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/69921-ge-healthcare-dash-5-network-overload-may-cause-restarts · Updated September 23, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0521-2019
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“GE Healthcare Dash 5: Network Overload May Cause Restarts.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/69921-ge-healthcare-dash-5-network-overload-may-cause-restarts. Based on FDA recall #Z-0521-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0521-2019%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
If multiple Dash 5000 monitors are connected to the same network and the network experiences a prolonged overload, the monitors may restart simultaneously. This could cause temporary monitoring interruptions for patients, but the recall does not indicate a risk of injury or death.
Who’s affected
Healthcare providers using the Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring Systems for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients. Those with multiple monitors connected to the same network are most at risk.
How to tell if you have this one
The Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring System is used for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients. Units were sold from 2019 to 2023. The product name is listed as 'Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring System'.
- Brand
GE Healthcare- Category
Medical device
All 6 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
Distribution was made nationwide, including Puerto Rico, Guam, and Samoa. There was also government and military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Canada, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cota D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuadore, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Serbia, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe.
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Z-0519-2019 | Dash 3000 Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.; All monitors | Approximately 182,640 monitoring systems for Dash 3000/4000/5000 |
| Z-0520-2019 | Dash 4000 Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.; All monitors | Approximately 182,640 monitoring systems for Dash 3000/4000/5000 |
| Z-0521-2019 | Dash 5000 Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.; All monitors | Approximately 182,640 monitoring systems for Dash 3000/4000/5000 |
| Z-0522-2019 | Solar 8000i Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.; All monitors | Approximately 73,673 Solar 8000i and 8000M monitoring systems |
| Z-0523-2019 | Solar 8000M Patient Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.; All monitors | Approximately 73,673 Solar 8000i and 8000M monitoring systems |
| Z-0524-2019 | Solar 9500 Information Monitoring System is used to monitor physiologic parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients.; All monitors | Approximately 3,864 monitoring systems |
What to do — step by step
Check Network Connections
Ensure not all Dash 5000 monitors are connected to the same network.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “Distribution was made nationwide, including Puerto Rico, Guam, and Samoa. There was also government and military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Canada, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas,…” 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 published this recall 3 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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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-0521-2019 (August 31, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0521-2019 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 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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