Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled by Notifier Due to Alert Failure
Recall 09717 · Dec 30, 2008 · Notifier
2,000
units affected
2,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09717
- Date
- Dec 30, 2008
- Company
- Notifier
- Units affected
- 2,000
- Product
- Notifier Fire Alarm Control Panels
- Product type
- Fire Warning Systems
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
This recall involves the Notifier brand operating system firmware control panels in fire alarms. The control panel is black or red with a silver screen. The panels control display and emergency communications. "NOTIFIER" or "NOTIFIER by Honeywell" is printed on the front of the fire alarm unit. This recall includes the following model numbers: Firmware version 11.2.2 for NFS2-640 and NFS-320 control panels and firmware version 3.14.1 for and NFS-640 control panels.
What can happen
The software in the fire alarm system could fail to process an alarm condition which could result in the system failing to respond in the event of a fire.
The fix
Distributors should immediately contact the company for replacement software. All known users of have been contacted.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Authorized distributors to commercial end-users. The products were not sold at retail, but version 11.2.2 was available for download on www.magni-fire.com, a secure Web site accessible only to Notifier customers from May 2008 through July 2008 at no charge.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled notifier fire alarm control panels?
Distributors should immediately contact the company for replacement software. All known users of have been contacted.
What is the hazard?
The software in the fire alarm system could fail to process an alarm condition which could result in the system failing to respond in the event of a fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.