U.S. According to a notice posted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Tuesday, the potential fire hazard affects about 2,000 paise 2nd paise rings sold in the United States and about 8,700 in Canada. The ring’s website and door 100 doorbells were sold on it Amazon (AMZN) Between June 2020 and October 2020, CPSC
“Video doorbell batteries can overheat when the wrong screw is used for installation, causing fires and hazards.”
According to the notice, the ring has so far received eight reports of 23 doorbells catching fire and damaging property as well as minor burning.
Ring did not immediately respond to a request for additional comment.
By entering the model Dell and serial number printed on the back of the device, customers can check whether their ring doorbells are affected by the recall at this link on the company’s support website.
The ring, bought by Amazon in 2018, has been embroiled in controversy in the past. Last year, it announced a partnership with more than 400 police departments in the United States to provide easy access to law enforcement in videos recorded on its door bells. The partnership allowed police to submit requests for video recordings at certain locations to assist in an active investigation.
But privacy advocates condemned the move, saying at the time it threatened to create a 24/7 surveillance program.
Most recently, in September, Ring unveiled the Always Lives Home Cam – an attached 250 drone with a camera camera attached that can automatically fly around your home and stream video to your smartphone.
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