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Recall 19162 — Battery powered smoke and fire alarms

U.S. CPSC · United States · 2019-07-10

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Agency
U.S. CPSC
Recall identifier
19162
Date of alert
2019-07-10
Country / jurisdiction
United States
Risk type
recall
Product category
consumer_product
Reported risk: This recall involves Universal Security Instruments 10 year battery-operated ionization smoke and fire alarms with model numbers MI3050S and MI3050SB and with date codes between 2015JAN19 through 2016JUL11. The smoke alarms are white in color and 5½ inches in diameter. "Universal" and "Smoke & Fire Alarm" are printed on the front cover of the alarm. The label on the back of the alarm lists the model number and date code. Hazards: The smoke alarms can have a misaligned internal switch causing the alarms to not activate properly, posing a risk of failure to alert consumers to a fire.
Primary source: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/Universal-Security-Instruments-Recalls-to-Insp

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