Sears radial arm saws
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 25, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Jan 25, 2017the latest report was made
- Aug 9, 2014the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Sears
- Maker
- Sears Holdings Management CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Radial arm sawsCPSC’s product type: Radial Arm Saws (code 843), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Sears Craftsman”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2017 | 1 |
| August 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: 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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Hurt, care not known Made Jan 25, 2017, sent to the company Feb 15, 2017, published by CPSC Mar 2, 2017
The product, in the report: Sears Craftsman Radial Saw
Just got electrocuted using a Sears replacement part as the replacement part connects 120V hot to chassis ground.
I ordered a 971665-001 switch directly from the Sears Parts Direct website to replace the switch on my Craftsman 10 inch radial arm saw, Model 315.220100. The original switch had to be replaced because it quit working. The replacement switch has a screw on the outside of the switch case that directly connects 120V hot to chassis ground when the handle that covers the screw is re-assembled onto the machine after the switch has been replaced. The picture on their website shows the original switch that came with the unit...that is fine. They have replaced this switch with one that has a screw on the outside that connects to 120v. This is the third switch that I have purchased from Sears and they all kept failing on me...now I know why.
- Model
- 315.220100
- Serial number
- 971665-001
- Bought from
- Sears Parts Direct, New York
- Bought
- Dec 19, 2016
- Where
- Corning, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 62, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Sears, made or sold by Sears Holdings Management Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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No one hurt Made Aug 9, 2014, sent to the company Sep 3, 2014, published by CPSC Sep 17, 2014
The product, in the report: Radial-arm saw
Due to a computer snafu, you might already have received this report. Nevertheless, here it goes again:
Certain Sears Craftsman power tools have safety switches which theoretical cannot power the tool with the key removed. The safety switch on my radial-arm saw has a two-pronged plastic key. The tool operates with only one prong inserted in the switch. I was not aware that one prong had broken off the key and remained in the switch when I thought I was removing the key. The prong remaining in the switch was hardly noticeable.
I removed the prong from the switch with a little difficulty but the saw still operates with the single prong remaining on the key. It would have operated with the broken prong still in the switch.
I suggest the switch be redesigned either a) requiring both prongs be present to activate the switch, or b) the key be made of metal.
- Model
- 2.5 HP Radial Saw
- Bought from
- Sears
- Where
- Adelphi, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Sears Craftsman, made or sold by Sears Holdings Management Corporation
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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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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