The United State Consumer Product Safety Commission says Kidde is recalling TruSense Smoke and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms due to risk of failure to alert consumers to a fire. The recall involves Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarms and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms. The recalled units are Kidde Model Series 2040, 2050, 2060 and 2070 Smoke and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide alarms. Only alarms with the TruSense logo or “AMBER=FAULT” printed on the front of the alarm are included in this recall. The model number is printed on the back of the alarm.
The units were sold at Walmart, Home Depot, Menards and other department, home & hardware stores and electrical distributors nationwide, and online at Amazon.com, ShopKidde.com and other online retailers from May 2019 through September 2020. Prices ranged between $10 and $70. No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Consumers should immediately contact Kidde for a free replacement alarm. In additon, consumers should keep using the recalled alarms until they install replacement alarms. Contact Kidde toll-free at 844-796-9972 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET on Saturday or online at www.kiddetsalarmrecall.rsvpcomm.com or www.kidde.com and click on “Support” and then “Product Alerts” for more information.
Click here to read the recall notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
