CPSC, DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co. Announce Recall to Repair 12-inch Miter Saws
Home product recall 01-073. Announced by CPSC on Jan 25, 2001.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 25, 2001. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 112,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Bolts on the saws can loosen and the blade could detach, posing a risk of lacerations to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these saws immediately, and call DEWALT to receive a free replacement bolt to repair the saw.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
Which ones are recalled?
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. No other DeWALT miter saws are involved in this recall.
About 112,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
DEWALT 12-inch miter saws (Models DW704 TY1, DW705 TY1).
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by DEWALT® Industrial Tool Co., Baltimore, Md.
- Home centers and hardware stores sold these miter saws nationwide, from January 1992 through December 1993, for between $330 and $410.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
DEWALT has received seven reports of consumers with lacerations when the blades on these saws detached.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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