Kidde Recalls Disposable Plastic Fire Extinguishers Due to Failure to Discharge

The Kidde Zytel disposable fire extinguishers can fail to fully discharge during a fire emergency, posing a risk of injury to the consumer.

Recall date: February 12, 2015

Recall Summary

Name of product: Kidde plastic valve disposable fire extinguishers
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.

Remedy:

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Consumer Contact: Kidde toll-free at (855) 283-7991 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at http://www.kidde.com/ and click on Safety Notice for more information.
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Recall Details

Units

About 4.6 million units in the U.S. and 175,000 in Canada

Description

This recall involves 31 models of Kidde disposable fire extinguishers with Zytel^® black plastic valves. The recalled extinguishers are red, white or silver and are either ABC or BC rated. The ratings can be found to the right of the nameplate.  Manufacture dates included in the recall are July 23, 2013 through October 15, 2014. A 10-digit date code is stamped on the side of the cylinder, near the bottom. Digits five through nine represent the day and year of manufacture in DDDYY format. Date codes for recalled units manufactured in 2013 are XXXX 20413 X through XXXX 36513 X and 2014 are XXXX 00114 X through XXXX 28814 X. A nameplate affixed to the front of the fire extinguisher has one of the following model numbers:

10BC

1A 10BC

1A 10BCW

2A10BC

5BC

5BCW

FA10G

FA110

FA5B

FC10

FC110

FC5

FH/ RESSP

FX10

FX10BC

FX10K

FX210

FX210R

FX210W

FX340GW

FX340SC

FX5II

KFH Twin

M110 Twin

M5 Twin

Mariner 10

Mariner 110

Mariner 5

Mariner 5 G

RESSP

XL 5MR

Incidents/Injuries

Kidde has received 11 reports of the recalled fire extinguishers failing to discharge as expected. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher.

Sold at

Home Depot, Menards, Walmart and other department, home and hardware stores nationwide, and online from August 2013 through November 2014 for between $18 and $65, and about $200 for model XL 5MR.

Importer(s)

Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Company Inc., of Mebane, North Carolina

Manufactured in

Mexico

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