11,000 Amazon smoke alarms recalled for failure to sound
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled about 11,000 LShome Photoelectric 3-Pack Smoke Detector Fire Alarms sold on Amazon nationwide from February 2024 through December 2025, a defect that likely affects some Twin Cities households. Regulators say the model XG-7D04-KZ9Z units, powered by 9-volt batteries, may have their detection thresholds set so high that the alarms fail to activate promptly in a fire, creating a serious safety hazard, though no injuries have yet been reported. The alarms are white, circular detectors with SKU CX-50YP-A5VN printed on the underside, and include a light warning and test button. Owners are urged to immediately stop using the recalled alarms, contact the manufacturer at lmm15957491237@163.com for instructions to obtain a full refund through Amazon.com, and then discard the devices in household trash. Fire-safety experts routinely warn that defective or missing smoke alarms are a major factor in home fire deaths, so Twin Cities residents who bought inexpensive multi-pack detectors online over the past two years are being advised to double‑check model numbers against the recall list.
📌 Key Facts
- Recall covers about 11,000 LShome Photoelectric 3-Pack Smoke Detector Fire Alarms sold on Amazon from February 2024–December 2025 for about $30
- Defect: detection threshold can be set too high, so the alarm may fail to sound promptly in a fire, posing a fire hazard
- Recalled units are white, circular, 9V battery-operated, model XG-7D04-KZ9Z, SKU CX-50YP-A5VN printed on the bottom
- No injuries have been reported so far
- Consumers should stop using the alarms, email lmm15957491237@163.com for a refund via Amazon, then discard the alarms
📊 Relevant Data
In 2023, the fire death rate in the U.S. was 13.1 deaths per million population, a 2% decrease from 13.3 in 2022.
Fire Death and Injury Risk — USFA.FEMA.gov
The death rate per 1,000 reported home fires was reduced by 60 percent when smoke alarms operated in home structure fires from 2018–2022.
African Americans constituted 20% of total fire deaths in 2020, while representing only 14% of the U.S. population, indicating a disproportionate fire death rate.
Fire Risk in 2020 — USFA.FEMA.gov
Black Americans represented 24% of all home fire deaths and 27% of home fire injuries, despite comprising only 13% of the overall population.
Data shows that fatality rate from residential fires nearly twice national average among Black Americans — Smart Cities Dive
The combination of low income and high proportion of African Americans is associated with extremely high fire death rates.
The truly disadvantaged and the structural covariates of fire death rates — ScienceDirect
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