Kidde recall 40M Extinguishers

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Kidde has recalled nearly 40 million extinguishers. http://www.kidde.com/home-safety/en/us/ I checked mine in the boat,RV and house. All are on the recall list. I also went to the local boat ramp and conducted some Vessel Safety Checks. All 23 boats I contacted had recalls. So you might want to check yours. They go to the Kidde page and fill out the form for a new one.

Roger
 
I've tried to put in my Kidde fire ext but it does not work ? Where do you find the correct name I have the serial numbers and product number I think its a Costco red ? There is not a name on my Kidde products .I have 3 of them
H110G
 
I see H10G listed on this page

https://s3.amazonaws.com/inmar-adx-file ... +Guide.pdf

It is pretty much any that has a plastic handle. They made them in red, white and silver and under various other brand names. All of mind had the kidde name. Down in the lower right corner is a list of model numbers. On each of my extinguishers I have found the first listed to be on the list. In my case FA5G and FA10G.

roger
 
Thanks for this. We have four affected units. 2 in the boats and 2 in the house. A couple of smaller newer units slipped through and one other.

All four of ours were on the main submission list and not in the watercraft option.

Greg
 
i called them and they said i would receive in 2-3 weeks Thanks
 
Good thing Kidde is owned by United Technologies, this could be devastating. UTX can aborb it
 
I have a new fire extinguisher on the boat I just bought this past year. I also have two older ones at home, manufactured in 1975. Yep, all are on the recall list. Online forms submitted.... Colby
 
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Hold no one cotton-pickin' minute. You mean to tell me that a unit manufactured in 1975 is "defective"? Seriously? :|
 
I had one in the house that was built in 1983 but still showed as good on the gauge. I kept it next to another newer unit of course. It was on the list and will be replaced! I have not tried it yet but I will tonight.

Greg
 
Greg, Please, let us know how the test run goes. That could be very helpful (and interesting.)

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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I had an even older one that I decided to "blow" a few months ago, just to see if it worked. (I already had more than I felt necessary...) Worked great. "Dusted" my entire large city pickup garbage can! Oh, and BTW I meant to say 1995! :mrgreen: Colby
 
The 1983 Sears branded unit blew great and emptied quickly. My confidence in old safety gear just when up slightly.

Greg
 
I took mine out of the bracket a few month's ago only to find out that it was empty. It was the little CG minimum BC extinguisher. Not a Kidde, but this thread reminded me to order a new bigger one. All of my Kidde extinguishers in the shop are much bigger and not involved in the recall. Still, it's not too comforting to look at how old they are. I can't think of anything that would increase the chaos more than running up to the fire, squeezing the trigger and, nothing.

Mark
 
I had a Kidde recalled on my boat. It is being replaced. And I have a CO2 extinguisher that I have carried for 7 years. I have had it checked twice. All good. I believe the CO2 would be my first choice in a time of need, because there is so much less damage cone by the CO2 than the dry powder. Of course, depending on the fire, that may be a non issue.

Harvey
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Got my first replacement for the FA5G. The replacement also has the model number FA5G. It still has a plastic handle but a metal nozzle and metal pull pin. The new one is 3lbs vs 2lbs for the old one. They also sent a return label to send the old one back.

Roger
 
I checked mine. It is a FA10G (white) made in 04. It is not part of the recall.
 
Thanks for posting. Two out of three were recalled and new ones are being shipped.
 
Has anybody seen why they are being recalled? I didn't see any info on the website. Just curious as to what went wrong and why so long undetected.

Mark
 
They said a few have failed to discharge due to the handle either breaking or not working right. At least one leading to a death.

I have to say the recall information was confusing. When I filled out the form on the Kidde website, my model numbers were on the list of recalled extinguishers and it let me register them (all 3) for replacements.

Then about a week or so later, I get an email from them asking me to confirm that my extinguishers were affected. Apparently, only extinguishers with a straight plastic handle and vertically oriented pull-pin are being recalled. So in the end, my extinguishers were NOT affected. Why they couldn't have included that information in the original recall notice makes no sense to me.
 
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