The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·25095·Announced 2025-01-16

Samurai Mini Smoke Alarms recalled due to failure to alert consumers to fire

Samurai Mini Smoke Alarms sold by HSN can malfunction and fail to alert consumers to a fire. About 328,000 units from July 2020 through November 2024 are affected.

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 hazard is confirmed through CPSC testing and eight field reports of actual malfunction, but the source explicitly states no injuries have been reported. This qualifies as a risk-of-harm product with injury unreported, yielding a High severity score per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

This recall involves approximately 328,000 Samurai Mini Smoke Alarms (model SM1), white and silver plastic devices measuring about 2.5 by 2.5 by 2.5 inches, sold in packs of two or three with lithium-ion batteries, adhesive stickers, screws, mounting plates, and instruction manuals.

The smoke alarms can malfunction and fail to alert consumers to a fire. Testing by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found that one detector tested failed to alert when exposed to predetermined concentrations of smoke. Three61 LLC has received eight reports of the alarms failing to activate in the presence of smoke. This malfunction poses a risk of smoke inhalation or death.

The alarms were sold exclusively by HSN nationwide and online at HSN.com from July 2020 through November 2024 for between $40 and $50. Consumers should contact Three61 for a free replacement alarm at [email protected] or visit www.samuraibrands.com/recall. Consumers must mark "Recalled" on the smoke alarm with a permanent marker, submit a photo of the marked product to the recall website, and keep the recalled alarms installed until replacements arrive.

The recalled product

Product
Samurai Mini Smoke Alarms
Manufacturer
Three61 LLC, of Palm Harbor, Florida
Category
Consumer Product — Smoke Detection
Hazard
  • failure-to-alert
  • fire-risk
  • smoke-inhalation-risk
Affected units
328,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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