Fire Extinguisher Recal

I just called and have two out of three in the recall. They are sending me two new ones via Fed Ex in about 15 days.

Not sure how Kidde can stay in business having to replace up to 40 million extinguishers built since 1973 !

Maybe they have a product liability insurance policy ??

That is possible but more likely is that many of those extinguishers are gone already, and many people will not even be aware of the recall so they won't be involved. Look at the Takata air bag recall-there are millions of vehicles still out there that have not been repaired even will all the news reports.

minnow wrote:
Not sure how Kidde can stay in business having to replace up to 40 million extinguishers built since 1973 !

Maybe they have a product liability insurance policy ??

I have a hard tome believing that any manufacturer would replace a unit as old as you suggest. My kitchen extinguisher states that unit must be removed from service 12 years after manufacturing date per NFPA code. Other than as a rolling pin, why would anyone have a 40 year old fire extinguisher?
RichH

They just had a big CO detector recall as well.

OLD news: Never buy an extinguisher with plastic components!

Extinguisher servicing companies wouldn't have anything to do with them (in 1973 and before), and - it's finally caught up with Kidde.

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I have 4 that are in the recall, 3 of them are over 20 years old and they are sending replacements for them, can't beat a deal like that.

Vette Racer wrote:
I have 4 that are in the recall, 3 of them are over 20 years old and they are sending replacements for them, can't beat a deal like that.

They can't afford NOT to replace them. If one goes bad when needed, they could face a major lawsuit. This includes the fact that they should have been replaced years before. Juries don't much care about rules, it seems like.

Lyle

I tried to fill in all the blanks online and it keeps kicking me out. I have 4 so I think I will call them tomorrow.

ol Bombero-JC wrote:
OLD news: Never buy an extinguisher with plastic components!

Extinguisher servicing companies wouldn't have anything to do with them (in 1973 and before), and - it's finally caught up with Kidde.

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Wouldn't/don't have any extinguishers with plastic either - so no dog in the hunt, but wonder if the re-called extinguishers have same?..:h

Walked past the (Kidde) fire extinguishers in Costco today....
Handle and nozzle assembly are metal.

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