Recall: Smoke/CO Alarms Due to Potential Failure to Sound Alarm

Kidde smoke alarms are undergoing a recall due to an alert issue.

“The alarms could fail to alert consumers of a fire or a CO incident following a power outage,” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The Kidde website states:

“While power remains out, an affected device will sound if it receives a signal from an alarm in the same interconnected system. Once power is restored, an affected device will sound an alarm regardless of the presence of smoke and/or carbon monoxide.”

Those with recalled detectors are instructed to replace the unit. No injuries have been reported at this point.

“Consumers should immediately contact Kidde for a free replacement smoke or combination smoke/CO alarm,” according to the recall announcement. “Consumers should keep using the recalled alarms until they install replacement alarms.”

Click here to determine if your alarm is impacted by the recall.

Consumer Contact

Kidde toll-free at (844) 553-9011 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or on the Kidde website.

http://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/

Description

This recall involves Kidde residential smoke alarm model i12010S with manufacture dates between December 18, 2013 and May 13, 2014, combination smoke/CO alarm il2010SCO with manufacture dates between December 30, 2013 and May 13, 2014, and combination smoke/CO alarm model KN-COSM-IBA with manufacture date between October 22, 2013 and May 13, 2014.

They are hard-wired into a home’s electric power. The il2010S and il2010SCO come with sealed 10 year batteries inside. The KN-COSM-IBA model has a compartment on the front for installation of replaceable AA backup batteries. The alarms are white, round and measure about 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Kidde is engraved on the front of the alarm. Kidde, the model number and manufacture dates are printed on a label on the back of the alarm. “Always On” is also engraved on the front of alarms with sealed 10-year batteries.

Stores Where the Detector Was Sold

Home Depot, CED, City Electric Supply, HD Supply, Menards Inc. and other retailers, electrical distributors and online at Amazon.com, HomeDepot.com and shopkidde.com from January 2014 through July 2014 for between $30 and $50.

Importer

Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc., of Mebane, N.C.

Manufacturer

Fyrnetics Ltd. of Hong Kong

Manufactured in

China