The following notice has been issued by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency:
People who use S74 Elite Sport scooters manufactured by Pride Mobility Products Ltd are today being asked to check if they have faulty scooter batteries. The batteries can overheat and swell during the charging process, resulting in a reduced range of travel, or the scooter failing to drive as expected.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued a medical device alert after the manufacturer received several incident reports regarding these mobility scooters, where the batteries had become swollen. The mobility scooters are used by over 400 people in the UK. No injuries are known to have been sustained as a result of the battery incidents; however people are urged to stop using the affected models until the batteries are replaced.
Pride Mobility Products Ltd issued a Field Safety Notice (FSN) in February 2014 to warn people with S74 scooters that contain Leoch 20 amp/hour batteries that they should contact their dealer for replacement batteries. Unfortunately, the manufacturer has had difficulty tracing all of the affected scooters.
The manufacturer serial numbers of the affected scooters are:
SG211113017FVO – SG211113148FVO (inclusive)
SG216713002FVO – SG216713169FVO (inclusive)
SG219313286FVO – SG219313335FVO (inclusive)
SG219313114FVO – SG219313211FVO (inclusive)
The serial number label can be found by removing the battery box.
Anyone who has an affected S74 Elite Sport Pride Mobility scooter should contact the dealer who they purchased the scooter from or alternatively the manufacturer on 01869 324600 to arrange for free replacement batteries to be fitted.
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