Kidde Recalls 5M Disposable Fire Extinguishers Because Fire Extinquishers Should Put Out Fires
By Ashlee Kieler February 12, 2015

Kidde recalled nearly 5 million disposable fire extinguishers because of a faulty valve.
The thing about fire extinguishers is that when there’s a fire, you have a reasonable expectation that the device can put out said fire. But that apparently isn’t the case for nearly 5 million Kidde plastic disposable fire extinguishers being recalled.
The Associated Press reports that Kidde issued the recall after receiving 11 reports that the devices failed to discharge as expected.
According to the recall notice, a faulty valve component may cause the fire extinguishers to not fully discharge when the lever is repeatedly pressed and released during a fire emergency.
In all, 31 models of Kidde disposable fire extinguishers in red, silver and while with Zytel black plastic valves are covered in the recall. The models come with either ABC or BC rating, which is located to the right of the nameplate.
The models are as follows:
Fx340sc
ressp
fc110
fx340gw
mariner 5 G
fx10
2A10bc
Mariner 5
Fx210r
fa10g
fa5b
5bcw
Fa110
fx5II
5bc
mariner 110
FC5
1a 10bc
Mariner 10
fx210
10bc
fx10bc
kfh twin
1a 10bcw
Fx10k
m110 twin
fh/ressp
fc10
m5 twin
xl 5mr
Fx210w
fa5b