WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, (CPSC), DeWALT Industrial Tool Co., Baltimore, Md., is
voluntarily recalling about 55,000 heavy-duty, lightweight circular
saws. The spindle on the saw may slip, causing the blade to contact the
lower guard, posing a hazard to the consumer from an exposed blade.
DeWALT received one report of the blade slipping. A consumer
received minor scratches to his hand after his spindle slipped.
The recall involves 7 1/4-inch circular saws with the model
numbers DW368, DW368K, or DW369CSK. The model number is located on a
black label near the handle of the saw, or on a yellow sticker attached
to the carrying case. The saws have date codes 200128-F through 200152-
F stamped on the bottom of the motor case. The housing is yellow and
the word "DeWALT" is printed on the upper blade guard.
Home centers and hardware stores nationwide sold the circular saws
from July 2001 through December 2001 for between $120 and $135.
Consumers should stop using the circular saws immediately and
return them to the nearest DeWALT service center for a free repair. For
more information or to locate the nearest service center, consumers
should contact DeWALT toll-free at (888) 839-3559 between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
No other DeWALT circular saws are involved in this recall.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from
unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer
products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product
or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and
recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.
