For Immediate Release
October 2, 2002
Release # 03-003
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1184
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
Invensys' Recall Hotline: (877) 481-2372
CPSC, Invensys Building Systems Announce Recall of Siebe Actuators in
Building Fire/Smoke Dampers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Invensys Building Systems, of Love Park, Ill., is
recalling up to 560,000 Siebe actuators for testing and replacement, if
necessary, which could be found in fire and smoke dampers. Actuators
hold open fire and smoke dampers in a building's heating, ventilation
and air conditioning (HVAC) system. 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
Building owners, damper manufacturers, and fire and safety
investigators have reported dampers not closing during testing.
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.
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 a
www.regcen.com/MA200.
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.