Brand Name: NOVA ORTHO-MED INC. Product Name: MONARCH ROLLATOR RED Model/Catalog Number: 4329RD Product Description: ROLLING WALKER MOBILITY AID

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-0131-2025) was formally reported on October 23, 2024, with the manufacturer initiating the action on August 26, 2024. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Ongoing. Nova Ortho-Med Inc is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Carson, CA. Federal records indicate 1585 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Firm identified a potential risk for a fall hazard. When the end user is readjusting from the slouched seated position to an upright seated position, there is the potential for the movement to cause the backrest to lift… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, Guam, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 2 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.