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Simplex Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled by Tyco Safety Products Westminster Due to Failure to Alert Monitoring Centers is CPSC recall #11721, announced on February 8, 2011. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled fire alarm panel is the Simplex 4100U-NXP panel configured for third party monitoring and running software revision 14.01. The words "Simplex," "4100U" and "Fire Control" appear on the fire alarm's front panel. The software revision number can be identified by pressing the "Menu" key on the panel keypad, selecting "Show Software Revision Level" and pressing "Enter." The remedy is building managers should contact simplexgrinnell for a free software upgrade. simplexgrinnell is contacting its customers directly.. Affected brand: Tyco Safety Products Westminster of Westminster, Mass..
The recalled fire alarm panel is the Simplex 4100U-NXP panel configured for third party monitoring and running software revision 14.01. The words "Simplex," "4100U" and "Fire Control" appear on the fire alarm's front panel. The software revision number can be identified by pressing the "Menu" key on the panel keypad, selecting "Show Software Revision Level" and pressing "Enter."
Affected products
Simplex Fire Alarm Control Panel
Recalled brands
Tyco Safety Products Westminster of Westminster, Mass.
Remedy
Building managers should contact SimplexGrinnell for a free software upgrade. SimplexGrinnell is contacting its customers directly.
Recall date
February 8, 2011
CPSC recall #11721 covers Simplex Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled by Tyco Safety Products Westminster Due to Failure to Alert Monitoring Centers, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on February 8, 2011. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The recalled fire alarm panel is the Simplex 4100U-NXP panel configured for third party monitoring and running software revision 14.01. The words "Simplex," "4100U" and "Fire Control" appear on the fire alarm's front panel. The software revision number can be identified by pressing the "Menu" key on the panel keypad, selecting "Show Software Revision Level" and pressing "Enter."
The CPSC remedy for recall #11721 is building managers should contact simplexgrinnell for a free software upgrade. simplexgrinnell is contacting its customers directly.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2011/Simplex-Fire-Alarm-Control-Panels-Recalled-by-Tyco-Safety-Products-Westminster-Due-to-Failure-to-Alert-Monitoring-Centers. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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