Worx chainsaws
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jul 17, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Jul 17, 2025the latest report was made
- Apr 8, 2015the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Worx
- Maker
- Positec Tool Corp.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ChainsawsCPSC’s product type: Chain Saws (code 1411), in Yard & Garden: Gardening & Landscaping
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 1 |
| November 2023 | 1 |
| April 2015 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
- No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No incident, no one hurt Made Jul 17, 2025, sent to the company Jul 22, 2025, published by CPSC Aug 5, 2025
The product, in the report: Worx 14” electric chain saw
The WORX electric power saw began to leak oil from day one. Since such an occurrence was not listed in the product manual, I considered this to be 1. a common occurrence or 2 part of the functioning of the saw. Ever since then, I used the saw and simply kept refilling the oil tank. A few weeks ago I received a poorly thought out recall notice from Walmart, which after much frustrating inaccurate information, revealed that my particular electric saw was NOT included in the recall. However, after researching this particular tool online, I discovered that oil leaking from ANY electric tool is EXTREMELY dangerous because it could lead to an electrocution event. Then, after trying to find my online purchase order from Walmart.com for this electric saw, I found that the purchase order is now completely non-existent. I called Walmart.com customer service and they could not find any history of my purchasing this electric saw at all. For the record, they will send me an email stating the fact that they could not find the purchase order. However, I did upload a picture of the invoice for the electric saw which came with the carton when it was delivered to me by [REDACTED] Delivery.
- Model
- WG305.1
- Serial number
- 201731022835
- Bought from
- Walmart.com
- Bought
- Mar 1, 2021, about then
- Where
- Kissimmee, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 71, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Worx, made or sold by Positec Tool Corp.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Nov 22, 2023, sent to the company Jan 3, 2024, published by CPSC Jan 19, 2024
The product, in the report: 18” electric (plug-in) chainsaw
(11/21/2023) The consumer was using the chainsaw, when he hit a bump and accidentally depressed the chain break. The saw did not stop as it should have. He immediately discontinued use of the saw. The consumer was not injured, but said this was extremely dangerous. The chainsaw had been used for approximately 1 hour at the time of the incident.
He has not experienced any prior issued with the chain break feature, but also has never pressed it before. Therefore, he’s even more concerned because this may have been a defect since he has owned the saw.
11/22/2023: The consumer called the manufacturer and reported the matter to their rep. (name unavailable). The rep. told him that the product was out of warranty and there was nothing they could do for him. If it were still under warranty, the mfr. would consider replacing it. Nothing else transpired, but the consumer believes that the firm should have been more proactive and looked into his matter further.
- Model
- WG304.1
- Serial number
- 20200200162433
- Bought from
- worx.com
- Bought
- Nov 1, 2020
- Where
- Merrimac, Wisconsin: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Worx, made or sold by Positec Tool Corp.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Apr 8, 2015, sent to the company May 12, 2015, published by CPSC Apr 29, 2015
The product, in the report: Worx 16” electric chain saw
I have a WorX electric chain saw which on several occasions would not shut off the chain when the power trigger was released, This has happened several times, usually lasting only a few seconds but the last time lasting for over 5 minutes. The safety bar to protect against recoil did not even remove power to the chain. The product is a Worx Tools mode. WG 303.1. I reported this problem to Worx and their response was since the chainsaw was a few months out of warranty, there is nothing we will do.
- Model
- WG 303.1
- Serial number
- 201211023164
- Bought from
- Sears.com
- Bought
- Dec 12, 2012
- Where
- Royersford, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 67, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Worx, made or sold by Positec Tool Corp.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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