Product type
Recalls involving household fire extinguishers.
8 official CPSC notices published 1991–2026, matched on the notice's product identity — not on description text.
Prepared Hero
Hazard: The recalled fire spray canister can deteriorate overtime, causing it to rupture and fail to operate during a fire, posing the risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards.
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: 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.
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment
Hazard: The pressurized cylinders in the recalled fire extinguishers could lose pressure and fail to operate. In the event of a fire, this failure could put a consumer and property at risk.
Ansul
Hazard: If the fire extinguisher is dropped horizontally from a height of approximately 2 to 3 feet, the pick-up tube could crack at the threads between the pick-up tube adaptor and the stainless steel tube. If a pick-up tube is cracked, the extinguisher can fail to discharge properly when activated, which can put users at risk during a fire.
BRK Brands
Hazard: The extinguishers can fail to discharge when the trigger is activated, failing to put out a fire, which puts consumers at risk of fire-related injuries.
99 Cents Only Store, in City
Hazard: Because of the high-pressure contents of these fire extinguishers, they can explode and expose consumers to flying debris, causing puncture wounds and blast injuries.
Badger-Powhatan
Hazard: Explosion/Projectiles