Walter Kidde Portable Equipment is recalling about 1.2 million hard-wired smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms in the United States and about 112,000 in Canada.
The alarms could fail to alert consumers of a fire or a CO incident following a power outage, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
No incidents or injuries have been reported.
This recall involves Kidde residential smoke alarm model i12010S with manufacture dates between Dec. 18, 2013 and May 13, 2014, combination smoke/CO alarm il2010SCO with manufacture dates between Dec. 30, 2013 and May 13, 2014, and combination smoke/CO alarm model KN-COSM-IBA with manufacture date between Oct. 22, 2013 and May 13, 2014. They 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 were sold at CED, City Electric Supply, HD Supply, Home Depot, Menards, and other retailers; at electrical distributors; and online at Amazon.com, HomeDepot.com, and shopkidde.com from Jan. 2014 through July 2014. The price was between $30 and $50.
Consumers should immediately contact Kidde for a free replacement smoke or combination smoke/CO alarm, the company and commission advise. Consumers should keep using the recalled alarms until they install replacement alarms.
For more information, call Kidde at 844-553-9011 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit www.kidde.com and click on “Recalls.”
