CPSC2014-10-30
Visonic Recalls Amber Personal Emergency Response Pendants and Kits Due to Pendant Battery Failure
Visonic Ltd., of Tel Aviv, Israel
Hazard
An accelerated circuit drain of the pendant battery can result in a decreased battery life and shorter than expected "low battery" warning period, from 30 days down to a nine day warning period.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately contact Visonic or their alarm service provider for instructions on receiving a replacement pendant. Until a new pendant is received, consumers should manually test their pendant regularly for low battery status.
Sold at
Leased by Life Alert Emergency Response to consumers who subscribed for alarm monitoring services from about May 2013 through July 2014. Retail price for the products are about $50 for the pendant, and between $220 and $240 for the kit.
Affected count
About 29,200
Injuries reported
None reported.
Manufactured in
Israel
Remedy type
Replace
Products
Visonic Amber Pendants and Visonic Amber Kits
Consumer contact
Visonic at (800) 223-0020 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.visonic.com and click on North America and then Product News under the Solutions and Products tab for more information about the recall.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2015/Visonic-Recalls-Amber-Personal-Emergency-Response-Pendants-and-KitsDon't want to check this manually?
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