CPSC, Invensys Building Systems Announce Recall of Siebe Actuators in Building Fire/Smoke Dampers
Home product recall 03-003. Announced by CPSC on Oct 2, 2002.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 2, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A spring mechanism integrated with the damper is designed to close the damper during a fire to limit the spread of smoke, fire and fumes. The recalled actuators can jam and prevent the dampers from closing. If dampers fail to close during a fire, serious injury or death can be suffered by building occupants because smoke, fire and fumes can spread through a building’s ventilation system.
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What should you do?
To be eligible for a free actuator replacement, the building owner must test the actuator and report the results to Invensys. Only actuators that fail testing will be replaced.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Building owners and managers whose buildings have dampers containing Invensys/Siebe actuators should immediately contact Invensys’ Program Coordination Office at (877) 481-2372 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. A web site where building owners can obtain a complete copy of the program information has been established at www.regcen.com/MA200
Which ones are recalled?
These MA-200 and MA-200-1 series actuators were used in fire and smoke dampers that were manufactured by various companies from December 1993 through October 1999, which were installed by private contractors in commercial and residential buildings. The actuators have manufacture date codes of 9348 through 9947. See the associated recall alert for more details on the dampers and companies involved.
Up to 560,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Siebe actuators.
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Who made and sold it?
- Distributed by Invensys Building Systems, Love Park, Ill.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Building owners, damper manufacturers, and fire and safety investigators have reported dampers not closing during testing.
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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, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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