Recall issued on smoke alarm

The S.C. Division of Fire and Life Safety on said in a statement Monday that it has been informed of a recall for “Kidde” hard-wired smoke, and combination smoke/Carbon Monoxide, alarms due to alarm failure to alert after a power outage.

Anyone with the alarm is urged to check them.

The recall involves Kidde residential smoke alarm model i12010S with manufacture dates between Dec. 18, 2013 and May 13, 2014, combination smoke/CO alarm il2010SCO with manufacture dates between Dec. 30, 2013 and May 13, 2014, and combination smoke/CO alarm model KN-COSM-IBA with manufacture date between Oct. 22, 2013 and May 13, 2014. They are hard-wired into a home’s electric power.

The il2010S and il2010SCO come with sealed 10 year batteries inside. The KN-COSM-IBA model has a compartment on the front for installation of replaceable AA backup batteries. The alarms are white, round and measure about 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Kidde is engraved on the front of the alarm. Kidde, the model number and manufacture dates are printed on a label on the back of the alarm. “Always On” is also engraved on the front of alarms with sealed 10-year batteries.

The alarms were sold at CED, City Electric Supply, HD Supply, Home Depot, Menards Inc. and other retailers, electrical distributors and online at Amazon.com, HomeDepot.com and shopkidde.com from Jan. 2014 through July 2014 for between $30 and $50.

Consumers should immediately contact Kidde for a free replacement smoke or combination smoke/CO alarm. Call Kidde toll-free at (844) 553-9011 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, or online at www.kidde.com and click on recalls for more information. Consumers should keep using the recalled alarms until they install replacement alarms, according to the statement.

This story was originally published September 15, 2014 at 9:40 PM with the headline "Recall issued on smoke alarm."