Kidde Smoke and Combination Smoke/CO Alarms recall: Alarm Failure
Kidde Recalls Smoke and Combination Smoke/CO Alarms Due to Alarm Failure
Why was Kidde Smoke and Combination Smoke/CO Alarms recalled?
The alarms could fail to alert consumers of a fire or a CO incident following a power outage.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately contact Kidde for a free replacement smoke or combination smoke/CO alarm. Consumers should keep using the recalled alarms until they install replacement alarms. Contact: Kidde toll-free at (844) 553-9011 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.kidde.com and click on Recalls for more information.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Kidde hard-wired smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide (CO) alarms
- Company
- Fyrnetics Ltd. of Hong Kong, Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Inc., of Mebane, N.C.
- Quantity
- About 1.2 million in the United States and about 112,000 in Canada
- Sold at
- CED, City Electric Supply, HD Supply, Home Depot, 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.
- Recall date
- September 11, 2014
- Incidents / injuries
- None reported
- Agency
- CPSC
Product 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 i12010SCO 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 i12010S and i12010SCO 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.