Recalls involving smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers, and other home fire-safety equipment.
Fyrnetics
Hazard: A yellow cap left on during the manufacturing process can cover one of the two smoke sensors and compromise the smoke alarm's ability to detect smoke, posing a risk of consumers not being alerted to a fire in their home.
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment
Hazard: The fire extinguishers can become clogged or require excessive force to discharge and can fail to activate during a fire emergency. In addition, the nozzle can detach with enough force to pose an impact hazard.
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment
Hazard: The alarm can fail to continue to chirp when it reaches its 7-year end of life if the batteries are replaced, leading consumers to believe it is still working. This poses a risk of consumers not being alerted to a fire or CO incident in their home.
Signal Communications
Hazard: The pull handle on the fire alarm pull station can break when manually pulled and fail to activate the alarm system.
Sure Signal Products
Hazard: A defective fusible link sensor (fuse) on the fire alarm can cause the alarm to fail to alert consumers of a fire.
Bosch Security Systems Inc., Fairport, N.Y.
Hazard: The alarms can fail to alert consumers to a fire, posing a fire hazard.
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment
Hazard: A faulty valve component can cause the disposable fire extinguishers not to fully discharge when the lever is repeatedly pressed and released during a fire emergency, posing a risk of injury.
System Sensor
Hazard: The detectors can fail to detect carbon monoxide gas in the home, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Tyco International de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Hazard: A defective chip in the alarm panel can cause premature battery failure and prevent activation of devices during alarm conditions, posing a risk of injury and property damage.
Beijing Siemens Cerberus Electronics
Hazard: The fire alarm base can fail to sound an alarm, posing a risk of personal injury and property damage.
Fyrnetics
Hazard: The alarms could fail to alert consumers of a fire or a CO incident following a power outage.
Nest Labs
Hazard: Activity near the product during a fire can prevent the alarm from immediately sounding when the Nest Wave feature is enabled.