WJXT is reporting smoke and carbon monoxide detectors sold online and in retailers across the country are being recalled because they might not work as intended.
The recall was issued Thursday for certain models of the Kidde TruSense Smoke Alarm and Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarm due to a risk that they could fail to alert consumers to a fire, according to the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recalled models include the 2040-DSR, 2050-DS10, 2060-ASR, 2070-VDSR and 2070-VASR smoke alarms, along with the 2070-VDSCR and 2070-VASCR combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms.
The recall only applies to alarms with the TruSense logo or “AMBER=FAULT” printed on the front of the device. Roughly 226,000 recalled alarms were sold from