SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20250917-E45B8-2147327766. Severity: No Incident, No Injury. Product: Kidde P4010ACS (Kidde P4010ACS Hardwired Photoelectric Smoke Alarm). Incident: The Kidde AC Hardwired Photoelectric Smoke Alarm (P4010ACS) has been found to be defective and unreliable. Consumers have reported frequent false alarms occurring at random intervals, ranging from several times per week to multiple times per day. These alarms trigger at all hours, despite there being no smoke, no fire, and proper installation in appropriate locations away from kitchens, bathrooms, or sources of humidity. Even after thorough cleaning to remove dust, cobwebs, and insects, the issue persists. Numerous customer reviews on the manufacturers own website confirm this is not an isolated problem, but a widespread product failure. This defect creates unnecessary stress and inconvenience for consumers, while undermining trust in the alarms ability to function during an actual emergency. Instead of providing safety, the P4010ACS delivers a false sense of security and repeated nuisance alarms, making it an unsafe and faulty product that requires immediate recall.