Product liability law helps to keep consumers safe from products that have design defects, manufacturing defects, or don’t provide sufficient warnings. When a company realizes that a product it provides to consumers has a defect, it usually issues a recall.
The Details of the Recall
Kidde has recalled certain smoke alarms because there may have been a yellow cap left on the alarm during manufacturing, which can compromise the alarm’s ability to detect smoke. Approximately 452,000 Kidde dual-sensor smoke alarms sold in the United States may be defective.
In order to check if your smoke alarm is affected by this defect, you’ll need remove the detector from the wall or ceiling and look through the opening on the side to see if there’s a yellow cap. If there is a yellow cap, then you should contact Kidde for further instructions on how to receive a free replacement smoke alarm. If there isn’t a yellow cap, then the smoke alarm doesn’t have the manufacturing defect and you can reinstall the alarm back on the wall or ceiling.
Related Resources:
- Find Products Liability Lawyers Near You (FindLaw’s Lawyer Directory)
- Kidde Recalls 500,000 Dual-Sensor Smoke Detectors (Consumer Reports)
- Product Liability (FindLaw’s Learn About the Law)
- 40M Kidde Brand Fire Extinguishers Recalled (FindLaw’s Common Law)
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