CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using 4 in 1 Plug In Natural Gas and Carbon Monoxide Detectors Immediately Due to Failure to Alert Consumers to Deadly Carbon Monoxide
CPSC warning 26-706. Announced by CPSC on Aug 20, 2026.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 20, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 376,974 units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.
In CPSC’s words: “The manufacturer, Shenzhen Kanghua Shengshi Industrial Co., LTD dba KH Alert of China, has not agreed to recall these detectors.”
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote the first line; the words quoted are CPSC’s.
Stop using 4 in 1 Plug in Natural Gas and Carbon Monoxide Detectors Model KH158 immediately because the detectors can fail to alert consumers to the presence of hazardous carbon monoxide.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers not to purchase or sell these carbon monoxide detectors. Stop using and dispose of these products immediately.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using 4 in 1 Plug in Natural Gas and Carbon Monoxide Detectors Model KH158 immediately because the detectors can fail to alert consumers to the presence of hazardous carbon monoxide. The manufacturer, Shenzhen Kanghua Shengshi Industrial Co., LTD dba KH Alert of China, has not agreed to recall these detectors. CPSC urges consumers not to purchase or sell these carbon monoxide detectors. Stop using and dispose of these products immediately, and install new, working carbon monoxide detectors. Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov. Note: Consumers should install carbon monoxide detectors on each level of their home and outside separate sleeping areas. Carbon monoxide detectors should be battery operated or have battery backup. Test carbon monoxide detectors frequently and replace batteries as needed. Consumers should only buy carbon monoxide detectors that meet the UL 2034 safety standard. The subject products are electronic combination natural gas and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors. The detectors are made of white, gray, or black plastic and feature a digital display. There is a button with the words “SELF-TEST” on the front of the detectors. To the left of the “SELF-TEST” button are three indicator lights, one green with “POWER” printed below, one yellow with “FAULT” printed below, and one red with “ALARM” printed below.Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
376,974 units, as CPSC gives them.
4 in 1 Plug in Natural Gas and Carbon Monoxide Detectors Model KH158. The detectors were sold under the following brand names: ARIKON, ELECOIN, FLUNGSKY, HAOKESITE, Hembisen, JNHCD, KAKIMENT, KH Alert, KOABBIT, NICGOL, NORJAN, OUMEBIU, Sooguard, Vilfet, Vzmcov, WESHLGD, XLA Alert, YOJOCK.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Shenzhen Kanghua Shengshi Industrial Co., LTD dba KH Alert, China.
- Amazon.com, eBay.com, AliExpress, microcenter.com and snapklik.com in single and multipacks from June 2024 through July 2026 for between $13 and $140.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC is aware of 91 reports of the detectors failing to alarm in the presence of gas and/or carbon monoxide leaks.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 25, 2026.