Bosch Security Systems Recalls Fire Control Panels Due to Fire Alarm Failure (Recall Alert)

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #14711) was formally reported on January 16, 2014. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Bosch Security Systems Inc., of Fairport, N.Y. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 2,000 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The notification appliance circuit module can cause the panels to fail to activate an audible or visual alarm in the event of a fire. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers who have a recalled GV4 control panel with a D192G NAC module should contact Bosch or their certified professional installer for a free repair. Bosch has contacted their distributors and in… — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 12 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.