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.