CPSC, DeWalt Announce Recall to Repair Framing Saws
Home product recall 99-027. Announced by CPSC on Nov 25, 1998.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 25, 1998. Copied from CPSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 25,000 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?
The saw’s lower blade guard can fail to fully close during use, leaving the blade exposed and presenting a risk of laceration.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using these framing saws and take them to a DeWalt/Black & Decker service center for a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: To locate the nearest service center or for more information, consumers should call DeWalt toll-free at (888) 839-3559 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
These DeWalt 7 1/4-inch framing saws have model number DW378G, which is located on a black name plate on the side of the saw. These saws have date codes 9813F through 9820F, located on the bottom of the saw below the power cord. The saws are yellow with black accents and have a silver-colored blade guard. “DEWALT” is written on the blade guard.
About 25,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
DeWalt framing saws.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 30, 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., Hampstead, Md.
- Major home centers and hardware stores, as well as local hardware stores, sold these saws nationwide, from May 1998 through September 1998, for between $149 and $175.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
DeWalt is aware of 15 reports of the saw’s lower blade guard failing to fully close. Of these incidents, there have been eight reports of lacerations, with at least three cases requiring stitches.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 30, 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 30, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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