Smoke and combination smoke/CO alarms are being recalled by Kidde due to potential failure

Kidde is recalling about 226,000 TruSense smoke alarms and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms.

The alarms can fail to alert consumers to a fire. No incidents or injuries have been reported.

This recall involves Kidde TruSense smoke alarms and combination smoke/CO alarms.

The recalled units are Kidde Model Series 2040, 2050, 2060, and 2070 smoke and combination smoke/CO 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.

Model	Alarm Type
2040-DSR	Smoke
2050-DS10	Smoke
2060-ASR	Smoke
2070-VDSCR	Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide
2070-VASCR	Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide
2070-VDSR	Smoke
2070-VASR	Smoke

The alarms were sold at Walmart, Home Depot, Menards, and other department, home, and hardware stores and electrical distributors nationwide and online at Amazon.com, ShopKidde.com, and other online retailers from May 2019 through September 2020. The cost was between $10 and $70.

Consumers should immediately contact Kidde for a free replacement alarm, the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advise. Consumers should keep using the recalled alarms until they install replacement alarms.

For more information, call Kidde 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 visit www.kiddetsalarmrecall.rsvpcomm.com or www.kidde.com and click on “Support” and then “Product Alerts.”

For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.