The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·23207·Announced 2023-05-18

BQQZHZ Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors May Fail to Alert

The CPSC is warning consumers to stop using BQQZHZ combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors immediately because they can fail to alert to hazardous smoke and fire. About 25,000 units sold on Amazon.com are affected.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This product is a safety device (smoke and fire detector) with a critical functional failure—complete loss of alerting capability—that directly prevents the device from protecting against life-threatening hazards (smoke and fire). Although no injuries are reported in the source, the failure of a protective device designed to prevent death or serious injury from fire constitutes a severe hazard meeting the threshold for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall of BQQZHZ combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors due to a failure to alert consumers to the presence of hazardous smoke and fire. The detectors are battery-powered, white, and feature a digital display. They were advertised to detect dangerous levels of smoke or carbon monoxide and alert with an audible alarm.

About 25,000 units of these detectors were sold on Amazon.com for approximately $46 each under Amazon ASIN B07QHYJR7F. The recall was issued on May 18, 2023.

The CPSC is urging consumers to stop using these detectors immediately and dispose of them. Consumers should install working smoke detectors in place of the recalled units. For additional information, consumers may contact the CPSC's toll-free hotline at 800-638-CPSC.

The recalled product

Product
BQQZHZ Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Category
Consumer Product — Safety Devices / Smoke Detectors
Hazard
  • fire-hazard
  • smoke-detection-failure
  • device-malfunction
Affected units
25,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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