ADT Recalls Carbon Monoxide Detectors Due to Failure to Properly Indicate End of Useful Life
CPSC recall 12701. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
When the CO detectors reach the end of their useful life, they should send a signal to make a sound in the home alarm panel alerting consumers it is time to replace them and a signal to ADT's alarm monitoring center. Some of the detectors were not wired properly to the ADT alarm system, resulting in the sound not going off in the home alarm panel and no signal to the ADT alarm monitoring center at the end of its useful life. Not replacing a CO detector at the end its useful life poses a CO poisoning hazard to consumers.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should contact ADT immediately for a free inspection of the recalled detectors and, if necessary, a free repair. Consumers should not attempt to disable the recalled detectors. ADT has contacted all customers.
CPSC recall 12701 has the recall date 20 Oct 2011. The notice names the firm Sensor System. The recall has about 20,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2011 has 12,000 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Poisoning. CPSC gives the product type Carbon Monoxide Detectors/Alarms.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | None reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 20,000 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | This recall involves hard-wired carbon monoxide detectors with model CO 1224T installed by ADT. The model number is behind the front cover. |
| Product | CO 1224T Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors, About 20,000, Carbon Monoxide Detectors/Alarms |
| Sold at | Installed by ADT between October 2008 and December 2010 as part of home security systems. |
| Manufacturer | Sensor System |
| Distributor | ADT Security Services Inc |
| Made in | China, Mexico |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 20,000Median of 2011: 12,000
- CPSC recalls of 2011
- 313
- Recalls of 2011 with one of the same hazards
- 3%
- Recalls of 2011 in the category Carbon Monoxide Detectors/Alarms
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Sensor System
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 12701The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 12701. https://recallregister.com/product/1159-adt-recalls-carbon-monoxide-detectors-due-to-failure-to-properly-indic/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 12701 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
None reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Installed by ADT between October 2008 and December 2010 as part of home security systems.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 12701?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 12701?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 20,000