The alarms could fail to alert consumers of a fire or a CO incident
of ConsumerAffairs
Walter Kidde Portable Equipment of Mebane, N.C., is recalling about 1.3 million Kidde hard-wired smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in the U.S. and Canada.
The alarms could fail to alert consumers of a fire or a CO incident following a power failure.
No incidents or injuries have been reported.
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. The units 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.
The alarms, manufactured in China, were 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.
Consumers should immediately contact Kidde for a free replacement smoke or combination smoke/CO alarm, and keep using the recalled alarms until they install replacement alarms.
Consumers may contact Kidde toll-free at (844) 553-9011 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.