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3 official CPSC notices naming Universal Security Instruments, 2000–2022, across smoke & co alarms, covering at least 222,000 units. The most recent: Universal Security Instruments 2-in-1 Photoelectric Smoke & Fire +…, March 31, 2022.
Type the model number from your Universal Security Instruments product's label. Every model number named in a Universal Security Instruments recall is listed below, grouped by notice.
5 model numbers
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2 notices where the recalled products are smoke alarms.
The smoke alarms can have a misaligned internal switch causing the alarms to not activate properly, posing a risk of failure to alert consumers to a fire.
The smoke alarms can fail to alarm when smoke or fire is present. A capacitor in the alarm can burn out, releasing smoke and melting the cover.
One notice where the recalled product is a carbon monoxide alarm.
The alarms can fail to alert consumers to the presence of a hazardous level of carbon monoxide, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning or death. Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless, poisonous gas.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 3 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Walmart (1) is the store named in the 3 notices that say where Universal Security Instruments products were sold. 2 of the 3 notices mention online sales.
The 3 notices that give a price range from $10 to $80. Half of them name a price of $20 or less.
By the 3 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 18 months or less; the longest for 2.5 years. Half the recalls came within 4 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A replacement in both notices that name a remedy.
Fire is named in 2 of the 3 notices (67%), against 24% of all CPSC notices on file. Then burn (1), carbon monoxide (1), and poisoning (1).
All 3 notices that describe incidents report at least one.
2 of the 3 notices list model numbers. They also name date codes or manufacture dates in 3. A matching model number is a reason to open the notice, not the last word.
Where the notices say the numbers are: “on the back of the alarms”.
China (1) and Hong Kong (1), in the 2 notices that name a manufacturing country.
The recall contact each official notice gives, newest first. Contacts can change after a notice is published; the notice itself is the final word.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 3 recall notices naming Universal Security Instruments consumer products between 2000 and 2022, covering at least 222,000 units.
No. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published no recall notice naming Universal Security Instruments consumer products in 2026. The most recent was announced March 31, 2022 (CPSC 22-111).
Smoke alarms (2) and carbon monoxide alarms (1).
“Universal Security Instruments Recalls to Inspect Smoke Alarms Due to Risk of Failure to Alert Consumers to a Fire” (CPSC 19-162), announced July 10, 2019: about 180,000 units.
Find the model number on the product's rating label, then type it into the model-number lookup on this page. A match means the number appears in an official CPSC notice; open that notice to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe. 2 of the 3 notices here list model numbers. They also name date codes or manufacture dates in 3.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every Universal Security Instruments notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, Universal Security Instruments 2-in-1 Photoelectric Smoke & Fire +… (CPSC 22-111), call 877-220-0046 and go to www.universalsecurity.com/reg-form-2022/alert.
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