Grizzly Recalls Table Saws Due to Laceration and Impact Hazards (Recall Alert)
Recall 15748 · Aug 19, 2015 · Grizzly
1,240
units affected
1,240
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15748
- Date
- Aug 19, 2015
- Company
- Grizzly
- Units affected
- 1,240
- Product
- Grizzly 10-inch hybrid table saws
- Product type
- Bench or Table Saws
- Remedy
- Refund, Repair
- Hazard
- Cuts
The product
This recall involves Grizzly 10-inch hybrid table saws with model number G0771 and serial number between TS2014060001 and TS2014111244 or a date code between 06/2014 and 11/2014. The Grizzly logo, "G0771," the serial number and the date code are printed on the side of the table saw's enclosed white metal base. Grizzly.com is printed on a green band on the bottom of the base.
What can happen
The motor pulley can come loose and hit the table saw blade, causing the blade teeth to break into flying metal fragments, posing a risk of laceration or impact injury to consumers.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled table saws and return them to Grizzly for a full refund, free repair or a free motor pulley kit that can be installed by the consumer. Grizzly is contacting consumers who bought the recalled table saws directly.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received two reports of incidents with the table saws, including one report of a 46-year-old man who suffered a broken nose and lacerations when he was hit by flying pieces of the table saw.
- Sold at
- Grizzly's showrooms, online at www.grizzly.com, in Grizzly's catalogs and in woodworking trade magazines from January 2015 through May 2015 for about $625.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled grizzly 10-inch hybrid table saws?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled table saws and return them to Grizzly for a full refund, free repair or a free motor pulley kit that can be installed by the consumer. Grizzly is contacting consumers who bought the recalled table saws directly.
What is the hazard?
The motor pulley can come loose and hit the table saw blade, causing the blade teeth to break into flying metal fragments, posing a risk of laceration or impact injury to consumers.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.