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Miter Saw Recall | DEWALT
August 4, 2022 at
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There is an active recall on a few Dewalt Miter Saws that are very popular on Slick Deals. I am trying to post this on the consumer awareness thread so I hope this post goes through.
https://www.dewalt.com/miter-saw-recall
summary, "DEWALT Model DWS779, DWS780 and DHS790 Miter Saws
The plastic rear guard assembly can break/shatter when struck, exposing the saw blade and posing a laceration hazard.
The following miter saw models are affected:
DEWALT Model DWS779, DWS780 and DHS790 (designated DHS790AB or DHS790AT2 on the carton)"
https://www.dewalt.com/miter-saw-recall
summary, "DEWALT Model DWS779, DWS780 and DHS790 Miter Saws
The plastic rear guard assembly can break/shatter when struck, exposing the saw blade and posing a laceration hazard.
The following miter saw models are affected:
DEWALT Model DWS779, DWS780 and DHS790 (designated DHS790AB or DHS790AT2 on the carton)"
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Reading the recall notice, it sounds like Dewalt had been aware of the issue for some time. They stopped producing defective saws in April. Kind of hypocritical that they say end users must stop using their saws immediately when they sat on this info for so long.
Hopefully the mods let this stay up. This defect is nasty business.
Thanks for the post OP.
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The plastic rear guard assembly can break/shatter when struck, exposing the saw blade and posing a laceration hazard.
The following miter saw models are affected:
DEWALT Model DWS779, DWS780 and DHS790 (designated DHS790AB or DHS790AT2 on the carton)
Only date codes 2019 04 through 2022 04 are affected.
The date code (20XX YY-ZZ) information is as follows:
20XX = year, YY = week, ZZ = plant code (either CJ or 49)
Guess my 2017 is good.
These saws have appeared on this site a few times so I thought I'd post about an important safety recall.
Mods. please delete if this is inappropriate here.
Stay safe everyone.
DEWALT Model DWS779, DWS780 and DHS790 Miter Saws
The plastic rear guard assembly can break/shatter when struck, exposing the saw blade and posing a laceration hazard.
The following miter saw models are affected:
DEWALT Model DWS779, DWS780 and DHS790 (designated DHS790AB or DHS790AT2 on the carton)
Only date codes 2019 04 through 2022 04 are affected.
The date code (20XX YY-ZZ) information is as follows:
20XX = year, YY = week, ZZ = plant code (either CJ or 49)
If your saw does not have a date code or you cannot locate it, please contact us.
https://www.dewalt.com/miter-saw-recall
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/DeWALT-Recalls-Nearly-1-4-Million-Miter-Saws-Due-to-Injury-and-Laceration-Hazards [dewalt.com]
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