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CPSC, DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co. Announce Recall to Repair 12-inch Miter Saws

  • Recalled DEWALT 12-inch miter saw
Name of Product:
DEWALT 12-inch miter saws (Models DW704 TY1, DW705 TY1)
Hazard:

Bolts on the saws can loosen and the blade could detach, posing a risk of lacerations to consumers. 

Remedy:
Replace
Recall Date:
January 25, 2001
Units:

About 112,000

Consumer Contact

For more information or to order the repair kit, call DEWALT toll-free at (888) 771-4540 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co., of Baltimore, Md., is voluntarily recalling about 112,000 12-inch miter saws (Models DW704 TY1, DW705 TY1), which make angled cuts. Bolts on the saws can loosen and the blade could detach, posing a risk of lacerations to consumers. DEWALT has received seven reports of consumers with lacerations when the blades on these saws detached.

The recall involves only 12-inch DEWALT miter saws with model numbers DW704 TY1 and DW705 TY1. The model numbers are located on the nameplate on the top of the saw's housing. The saws are yellow with black accents. The recalled miter saws have date codes from 9201 through 9340. The date code is stamped into the end cap or back of the saws.

Home centers and hardware stores sold these miter saws nationwide from January 1992 through December 1993 for between $330 and $410.

Consumers should stop using these saws immediately, and call DEWALT to receive a free replacement bolt to repair the saw. For more information or to order the repair kit, call DEWALT toll-free at (888) 771-4540 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to their web site at http://www.dewalt.com/us/articles/press_release.asp?ID=249.

No other DeWALT miter saws are involved in this recall.

Remedy:

Consumers should stop using these saws immediately, and call DEWALT to receive a free replacement bolt to repair the saw. 

Incidents/Injuries:

DEWALT has received seven reports of consumers with lacerations when the blades on these saws detached.

Sold At:
Home centers and hardware stores sold these miter saws nationwide from January 1992 through December 1993 for between $330 and $410.
Recall number:
01-073

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