Cambridge Audio recalls ceiling speaker fire hoods over stitching that is not fire resistant
The stitching in the FH10 and FH20 fire hoods is not fire resistant and may fail after about six minutes in a fire, letting fire and hot gases spread to nearby areas and raising the risk of injury.
What to do
If you bought it from Richer Sounds, use the Richer Sounds website (Richer Sounds - Product Safety & Recall Information) to register for a replacement or voucher. If you bought it directly from Cambridge Audio, use the Cambridge Audio website (Cambridge FH10 / FH20 Fire Hood Safety Notice - Cambridge Audio UK).
Recall details
- Product
- Cambridge Audio Ceiling Speaker Fire Hood
- Company
- Cambridge Audio
- Hazard
- The product may not perform as intended in limiting the spread of fire through a ceiling opening.
- Identifiers
- PSD notification number: 2609-0010
- Brand: Cambridge Audio
- Model: FH10 and FH20
- Alert date
- September 16, 2026
- Published on GOV.UK
- September 16, 2026
- Listed on Recalled Today
- September 16, 2026
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from OPSS.
Product Recall: Cambridge Audio Ceiling Speaker Fire Hood (2609-0010)
- Measures taken
- Recall from end users
- Summary
- Product: Cambridge Audio Ceiling Speaker Fire Hood Hazard: The product may not perform as intended in limiting the spread of fire through a ceiling opening. Corrective action: The product has been recalled from end users by Cambridge Audio, the manufacturer, and Richer Sounds, the distributor.
- Product information
- Type: Ceiling Speaker Fire Hood Brand: Cambridge Audio Model: FH10 and FH20 Country of Origin: Unknown Product Description: Ceiling speaker fire hood products intended for installation behind in-ceiling loudspeakers to help reduce sound leakage and assist in resisting the passage of fire through ceiling openings created for speaker installations. Product Report and Image: Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a risk of fire as it may not perform as intended in limiting the spread of fire through a ceiling opening. It has been identified that the stitching used in the product is not fire resistant and may fail under developed fire conditions after approximately six minutes. Failure of the stitching could compromise the product’s ability to resist the passage of fire, allowing fire and hot gases to spread to adjacent areas and increasing the risk of injury to occupants in the event of a fire. The product has not been marketed as providing a specific fire resistance rating. The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
- Corrective action
- The product has been recalled from end users by Cambridge Audio, the manufacturer, and Richer Sounds, the distributor. For further information, or to register for a replacement or voucher where your product was purchased from Richer Sounds, access the Richer Sounds website at: Richer Sounds - Product Safety & Recall Information . Alternatively, for products purchased directly from the manufacturer, the Cambridge Audio website can be accessed at: Cambridge FH10 / FH20 Fire Hood Safety Notice - Cambridge Audio UK Additional information PSD notification number: 2609-0010 Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
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