Incorrectly installed ring bells catch fire

Approximately 350,000 ring bells sold in North American markets are subject to a safety recall issued yesterday. Specifically, improperly installed 2nd Generation Ring Doorbells can catch fire, causing property damage and the risk of burns. This is a fairly unusual recall, however, and one that does not require consumers to return their devices.

As long as the Ring Doorbells were installed using the screws that came with the devices themselves, you’re fine. The problem is, many homeowners have replaced their own screws with the ones included in the box – and longer screws can reach places inside the Ring device that they shouldn’t, causing a short circuit. may cause overheating or fire.

Ring reports to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission that it has received 85 reports of incidents involving the use of improper screws, with 23 cases of ignition involving minor property damage and eight cases of minor personal burns.

The specific model subject to the Field Safety Notice is model number 5UM5E, and consumers can verify if their Ring Doorbell is included by entering its serial number here – but given the nature of the safety issue, the model itself even is not really important. The problem is that the screws penetrate the body of the device itself and using the wrong screw length or design to penetrate the chassis of the device. all electronic device may cause short circuit and fire.