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.
What you should do
1Stop using Machir Biometric Personal Safes right away.
2Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
3Contact Machir LLC to arrange your replace. See the official notice below for contact details.
4Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Replace): 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/.
Recall details
Brand
Machir LLC
Category
Kitchen
Recall date
February 22, 2024
Units affected
24,820
Sold at
Amazon.com from September 2021 through February 2023 for between $170 and $400.
Recall number
CPSC-24129
Made in
China
Issuing agency
CPSC
In context
Machir LLC has 1 recall in our database.
We're tracking 296 Kitchen recalls in our database.
24,820 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 5,278 US households.
This is the 47th Kitchen recall we've logged in 2024.