Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published May 24, 2018
Fort Defiance P2131 Sterilizer Recall: Water Deposits May Affect Gauge
Fort Defiance recalls P2131 sterilizers due to water deposits from long-term storage causing potential issues with rear sight gauge or water level switch. Affected units have serial numbers AFS-0001 to AFS-0199.
During long-term storage (i.e. military depot), the interaction of stagnant water and dissimilar metals in the plumbing of the P2131 device produces deposits in the water system that can potentially interfere with the rear sight gauge and / or the water liquid level switch.
Fort Defiance is recalling its P2131 Automated Field Steam Sterilizer because stagnant water in long-term storage can create deposits that might interfere with the rear sight gauge or water level switch. This could lead to improper sterilization if the device isn't functioning correctly. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/70989-fort-defiance-p2131-sterilizer-recall-water-deposits-may-affect-gauge.
“Fort Defiance P2131 Sterilizer Recall: Water Deposits May Affect Gauge.” GovInfoNow, updated August 21, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/70989-fort-defiance-p2131-sterilizer-recall-water-deposits-may-affect-gauge. Based on FDA recall #Z-2411-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2411-2018%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on May 24, 2018, that Fort Defiance Industries, LLC voluntarily recalled its P2131 Automated Field Steam Sterilizer due to potential deposits interfering with device function. The recall affects units distributed nationwide in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Texas.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Fort Defiance
Product: FDI FORT DEFIANCE INDUSTRIES P2131 AUTOMATED FIELD STEAM STERILIZER
NSN: 6530-01-641-4641
Serial Numbers: AFS-0001 through AFS-0199
The hazard
According to the FDA, stagnant water and dissimilar metals in the plumbing of the P2131 device can produce deposits during long-term storage. These deposits may interfere with the rear sight gauge or the water liquid level switch.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Fort Defiance Industries, LLC has two other recalls on record since August 19, 2021. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Convenience Kits Recall: Calibration Issues May Affect Sterility (January 7, 2026), Olympus Toomey Evacuator : Sterilization Risk - Recall 188 (May 5, 2026), and Medline Convenience Kits Recall: Sterility Risk from Calibration Issues (January 7, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for serial numbers starting with AFS-0001 through AFS-0199 on the device. The P2131 model is designed for sterilizing medical equipment in austere environments.
Brand
Fort Defiance
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Serial Number
Look for serial numbers starting with AFS-0001 through AFS-0199 on the device.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 3 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide Distribution in the states of PA. VA. TX” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 5.1 years 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.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2411-2018 (May 24, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2411-2018 to see it in context.
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