Smoke Detectors Recalled by Chloride Pyrotector
CPSC recall 81020. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
CPSC recall 81020 has the recall date 3 Aug 1981. The notice names the firm Archer. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fire. CPSC gives the product type Smoke Detectors/Alarms.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Smoke Detectors Recalled by Chloride Pyrotector NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 1981 Release # 81-020 Smoke Detectors Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 3, 1981) -- Some Commercial and residential battery-operated photoelectric smoke detectors sold since 1979 under the brand names of Chloride Pyrotector, Archer, Masterguard, Vanguard, Vantage I and Protect-er Systems are being recalled because a potentially defective electronic microchip may prevent the alarm from sounding in the presence of smoke. The recall is being conducted voluntarily by the Chloride Pyrotector Division of Chloride, Inc., Hingham, Mass., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Some of the firm's 185,000 smoke detectors manufactured from March 1, 1979 to March 15, 1981 may contain a transistor array semiconductor that will not operate in the presence of smoke. Owners of the smoke detectors have been asked by the manufacturer to remove the back plate of the product so that the model or code number may be checked on the interior hosing. Potentially defective smoke… |
| Product | Archer battery-operated photoelectric smoke detectors, Smoke Detectors/Alarms |
| Product | Chloride Pyrotector battery-operated photoelectric smoke detectors |
| Product | Masterguard battery-operated photoelectric smoke detectors |
| Product | Protect-er Systems battery-operated photoelectric smoke detectors |
| Product | Radio Shack battery-operated photoelectric smoke detectors |
| Product | Vanguard battery-operated photoelectric smoke detectors |
| Product | Vantage I battery-operated photoelectric smoke detectors |
| Manufacturer | Archer; Vanguard; Protect-er Systems; RadioShack; Masterguard |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1981: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1981
- 12
- Recalls of 1981 with one of the same hazards
- 25%
- Recalls of 1981 in the category Smoke Detectors/Alarms
- 8%
- Recalls on the register that name Archer
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 81020. https://recallregister.com/product/4119-smoke-detectors-recalled-by-chloride-pyrotector/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 81020 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 81020 has no incident or injury text.