[mad_as_he$$]

Upon examination I had three units in vehicles eligible for the recall.

[Williams]

Two here

[Paladin2]

Plastic sucks.

Halon/chemical is questionable.

My real world experience favors large CO2 extinguishers.

[LostInBayport]

Six

[SunTzuWu]

Bookmark.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

It’s hard (for me) to even imagine 40 million *anything* being recalled, manufactured, shipped, anything.

[John S Mosby]

Units made since.... 1973!!! Can one imagine how many of those would still be in service. This is government abuse— for the result of ... 1 (ONE) proven causative death from failure. Seriously. Nuts.

44 YEARs worth of the models. Wonder which competitor engineered this?

[blueplum]

Thanks mad_as_he$$ ! Added to the honey-do list for this weekend.

Name of product:
Kidde fire extinguishers with plastic handles
Hazard:
The fire extinguishers can become clogged or require excessive force to discharge and can fail to activate during a fire emergency. In addition, the nozzle can detach with enough force to pose an impact hazard.
Remedy:
Replace
Recall date:
November 2, 2017

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/kidde-recalls-fire-extinguishers-with-plastic-handles-due-to-failure-to-discharge-and#.Wfr3FggcNkQ

[CatOwner]

Three here. Thank you for posting this information.

[PAR35]

Thanks. Had a small kitchen fire last week. One fire extinguisher didn’t do anything, the other seemed to feed the fire. I’ll check the numbers.

[PA Engineer]

Thanks for the heads up. I have eleven of them on the list. I’m feeling a bit peeved right now. I take fire safety seriously. The only ones not recalled so far are the automotive.

[lucky american]

I have two. One in the kitchen, one in the vehicle. Both are recalled. I bought them both in 2004 when we moved into the new house. Sent the others to the fire department for disposal. I’ve never needed to use one. I don’t even think I’d be able to read the directions while trying to put out a fire. This is good because now I know what to do in case of emergency. I read everything.

[Southack]

Get the new Tundra fire extinguisher in a can. You can thank me later.

[Does so]

‘Heard Kidde was just going to replace the nozzle.

[TigersEye]

Just submitted my claim and it looks like they will be sending me a new extinguisher to replace the one I bought in 1984. Thanks for posting the links!

[Intolerant in NJ]

Bump.......

[RightGeek]

Bkmk

[mad_as_he$$]

Update. Kidde has replaced all three of my units. The worst part of the whole process is dealing with Fed-x to schedule the return shipment.