National Time & Signal · Recalled
National Time Fire Alarm Pull Stations Recalled by Signal Communications Due to Failure to Alert Consumers; Sold Exclusively by National Time & Signal (Recall Alert)
The pull handle on the fire alarm pull station can break when manually pulled and fail to activate the alarm system.
- Units
- About 3,500
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $25
- Remedy
- Repair
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall involves National Time & Signal 541S fire alarm pull stations. The red and white rectangular pull stations have "National Time" printed on the bottom. The fire alarm pull stations included in the recall have batch code 0805. The batch code is printed on a sticker inside the pull station. "PULL" is printed on the pull handle.
The file
- Sold at
- National Time & Signal Corporation, and installed by electrical contractors, for use in educational, residential and business facilities in the Michigan area from October 2005 through April 2007 for about $25.
- Product type
- Fire or Smoke Alarms
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- National Time & Signal Corp., of Wixom, Mich., Signal Communications Corp., of Woburn, Mass.
Incident log
Signal Communications has received one report of the pull handle breaking and failing to activate during routine testing. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately contact National Time & Signal to schedule a free inspection and repair. National Time & Signal is contacting all purchasers of the recalled pull stations directly.
National Time & Signal toll-free at 844-856-9177 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email recall@natsco.net or online at http://www.natsco.net/ or http://www.sigcom.com and click on Safety Notices and Recalls at the bottom of the page for more information.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
