Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled by Notifier Due to Alert Failure
Recall at a glance
- Recall number
- 09-717 (CPSC)
- Recall date
- December 30, 2008
- Brand
- Notifier
- Category
- Smoke alarms and home safety
- Products
- Notifier Fire Alarm Control Panels
- Hazard
- Alert Failure
- Hazard type
- Fire and burn
- Units
- About 2,000
- Made in
- United States
- Last updated by CPSC
- May 23, 2014
What was recalled
This recall involves the Notifier brand operating system firmware control panels in fire alarms. The control panel is black or red with a silver screen. The panels control display and emergency communications. "NOTIFIER" or "NOTIFIER by Honeywell" is printed on the front of the fire alarm unit. This recall includes the following model numbers: Firmware version 11.2.2 for NFS2-640 and NFS-320 control panels and firmware version 3.14.1 for and NFS-640 control panels.
Is my product affected?
Compare your product with the details below, including model numbers where listed.
- Notifier Fire Alarm Control Panels · About 2,000 units
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Where it was sold
Companies named in the notice: Authorized distributors to commercial end-users. The products were not sold at retail, but version 11.2.2 was available for download on www.magni-fire.com, a secure Web site accessible only to Notifier customers from May 2008 through July 2008 at no charge.; Notifier, of Northford, Conn..
Consumer contact
For additional information, contact Notifier at (800) 289-3473 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the company's Web site at www.notifier.com
Recall history and context
Notifier appears in 2 CPSC recalls on record.
Since 2019 CPSC has recorded 20 recalls in the smoke alarms and home safety category, 4 recalls of them in the past 12 months.
Frequently asked questions
What was recalled?
Notifier Fire Alarm Control Panels (About 2,000 units). This recall involves the Notifier brand operating system firmware control panels in fire alarms.
Why was it recalled?
CPSC lists the reason as: Alert Failure.
What should I do if I own one?
Distributors should immediately contact the company for replacement software. All known users of have been contacted.
More recalls from Notifier
- CPSC, Notifier Announce Recall for Fire Alarm Panels
October 30, 2003 · Notifier · Smoke alarms and home safetyThe fire alarm control panel includes the central processing unit (CPU-2020 and CPU-2) and Display Interface Assembly (DIA-2020 and DIA-2) components of Notifier model…
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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall data, shown as published and last updated by CPSC on May 23, 2014. Details can change; the official notice is the authority. If your product may be recalled, stop and read the notice before deciding what to do. Terms and disclaimer.