Lifetone Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock Recalled for Failure to Alert
Lifetone Technology is recalling HLAC151 Bedside Fire Alarm and Clocks because the optional bed shaker may fail to operate during a fire emergency.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a life-safety product (fire alarm) that may fail to fully alert consumers to a fire, representing a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Lifetone Technology Inc. is recalling approximately 10,000 HLAC151 Bedside Fire Alarm and Clocks. The recall involves units with serial numbers ranging from AC160600001 through AC160604102 and AC170100001 through AC170106030. The serial number is printed on the left side of the silver sticker on the bottom of the unit. These devices are assistive alerting tools intended for in-home use by individuals with hearing loss, designed to detect T3 emergency signals from existing smoke alarms and provide audio and spoken alerts.
The recalled units may fail to operate the optional bed shaker if attached, although they continue to sound a low-frequency audio signal and spoken emergency signals in English and Spanish. Lifetone has received 77 reports of alarms with a blank screen, but no injuries have been reported. The products were sold online at www.lifetonesafety.com for about $215 and installed by fire departments and the American Red Cross nationwide from November 2016 through September 2018.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product if the digital display is not working. They should contact Lifetone Technology at 800-648-7923 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit www.lifetonesafety.com and click on the Product Safety tab, to receive a prepaid label for the return of the alarms and instructions on receiving a free replacement alarm.
The recalled product
- Product
- Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock
- Manufacturer
- IDT International Limited, of China
- Affected units
- 10,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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