Sure Signal Products Recalls Heat-Activated Fire Alarms Due to Failure to Alert Consumers of a Fire
Home product recall 16-021. Announced by CPSC on Oct 29, 2015.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 29, 2015. 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 defective fusible link sensor (fuse) on the fire alarm can cause the alarm to fail to alert consumers of a fire.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately contact Sure Signal Products for free replacement fuses. A video with instructions on how to replace the fuse is available at http://SureSignalProducts.com.
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- How to reach the firm: Sure Signal Products is no longer in business. For free replacement fuses for recalled alarms sold under the MasterGuard, ThermaLINK and Responsive brand names, consumers should contact Global Health and Safety at (972) 393-5500 or info@masterguard.com; and for free replacement fuses for DeTech-branded recalled alarms, consumers should contact Reliance Products at (262) 236-0123 or contactus@detech.com.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Sure Signal Products heat-activated fire alarms sold under the following brand names and models: DeTech FST2004H, MasterGuard QR50, Responsive TR70-R and Thermalink QR50. They are white, round and measure about 7 inches in diameter. The alarms have a round fuse at the center. The fuse is white or chrome and about 1.5 inches in diameter, and has a temperature rating of 117°F or 136°F. The alarms were manufactured from January 1, 2004 through July 1, 2015. Date codes are listed in a YYDDD format and range from 04001 through 15182. The alarm’s model is printed on a label on the back of the alarm. SSP, the temperature rating and the date code can be found on the back of the fuse.
About 375,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Heat-activated fire alarm.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Sure Signal Products, Inc., Garden Grove, Calif.
- Fire alarm dealers nationwide from January 2004 through September 2015 for between $300 and $375.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported
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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.
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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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