DeWALT recall announced for 1.4M miter saws due to injury, laceration hazards

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DeWALT miter saws recall:

• Who: DeWALT recalled more than 1.3 million miter saws.
• Why: The company received hundreds of reports of the safety guard breaking with nine people injured so far.
• Where: The recall is effective in the United States and Canada.

DeWALT recalled more than 1.3 million miter saws after receiving hundreds of reports of the saws breaking and nine reports of customers being injured.

On Aug. 4, the company issued a recall for about 1,364,000 DeWALT 12-inch Sliding Compound Miter Saws sold in the United States and 118,600 sold in Canada. The recall was posted to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website.

“The miter saw’s rear safety guard can break or detach, posing an injury hazard due to projectiles that can strike the user and bystanders and a laceration hazard to the user who could come into direct contact with the saw blade,” the DeWALT recall says.

So far, DeWALT has received 571 reports of the rear safety guard assembly or components breaking or detaching, including nine reports of laceration injuries. 

DeWALT miter saws recall advises to stop using the product immediately

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled DeWALT miter saws and contact the company for details on how to receive a free repair kit or to take their saw to a DeWALT service center for a free repair, the company says.

DeWALT is directly contacting all known purchasers.

The company is not currently facing legal action over the recall, but Top Class Actions follows recalls closely as they sometimes end in class action lawsuits.

The DeWALT miter saws were sold at Lowe’s stores, The Home Depot and hardware stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Lowes.com and other websites from April 2019 through May 2022 for between $600 and $820.

In related news, in March, manufacturer E-Filliate, Inc. was hit with a class action lawsuit alleging DeWALT Jobsite Pro Wireless earphones can overheat during charging or use and pose a serious burn risk and fire hazard to users.

And in January, consumers who purchased certain DEWALT, Craftsman, Irwin MAC Tools, Bostich, Matco and Lenox titanium or cobalt drill bits and saw blades began to see payouts from a class action lawsuit settlement with Stanley Black & Decker Inc. that alleged the products were deceptively labeled. 

Have you been affected by the DeWALT recall? Let us know in the comments! 

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