CPSC2024-02-22
Machir Recalls Biometric Personal Safes Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death
Machir LLC, of Springfield, Missouri
Hazard
The biometric lock on the safes can fail and be opened by unauthorized users, posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death if the safe is used to store firearms.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the biometric lock feature, remove the batteries, and only use the key for the recalled safes to store their items until they get the free replacement. Contact Machir to receive instructions on disabling the biometric lock feature and on how to receive a free replacement safe. Consumers will be asked to disable the biometric reader and email a photo of the disabled biometric reader to Info@machir.com in order to receive a replacement safe. The instructions on how to safely destroy the biometric reader are also located at http://machir.com/biorecall/.
Sold at
Amazon.com from September 2021 through February 2023 for between $170 and $400.
Affected count
About 24,820
Injuries reported
The firm has received 15 reports of the recalled safes being opened by unauthorized users when the biometric lock failed to secure the safe. No injuries have been reported.
Manufactured in
China
Remedy type
Replace
Products
Machir Biometric Personal Safes
Consumer contact
Machir toll-free at 888-505-5195 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, by email at Info@machir.com or online at https://machir.com/biorecall/ or https://machir.com/ and click on "Biometric Safe Recall" at the top of the page for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2024/Machir-Recalls-Biometric-Personal-Safes-Due-to-Serious-Injury-Hazard-and-Risk-of-DeathDon't want to check this manually?
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