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Product Recall Number: 07-025

Why was Wilton Mitre Saws recalled?

The aluminum cast pivot joint that connects the base of the saw to the head assembly (which contains the saw blade) can crack under extreme pressure or force, causing the blade assembly to unexpectedly break free from the stationary base. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.

Wilton Mitre Saws
Here's product recall specific data for Wilton Mitre Saws.

  • Product Recall Number: 07-025

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2006-11-07

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Wilton Mitre Saws

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), WMH Tool Group Inc., (WMH), of Elgin, Ill., is voluntarily recalling about 38,000 Wilton Mitre Saws. The aluminum cast pivot joint that connects the base of the saw to the head assembly (which contains the saw blade) can crack under extreme pressure or force, causing the blade assembly to unexpectedly break free from the stationary base. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.Name of Product: Wilton Mitre SawsUnits: About 38,000Manufacturer: WMH Tool Group Inc., (WMH), of Elgin, Ill.Hazard: The aluminum cast pivot joint that connects the base of the saw to the head assembly (which contains the saw blade) can crack under extreme pressure or force, causing the blade assembly to unexpectedly break free from the stationary base. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.Incidents/Injuries: WMH is aware of four reports of cracked pivot housings, one of which resulted in the separation of the saw blade from the base. No injuries have been reported relating to this hazard.Description: The recall involves all Wilton-brand, 10-inch Compound Mitre Saws, including models with the Laser Line feature with model numbers 99164 and 99192. The model number is written on a black label on the motor housing.Sold at: Home and hardware stores nationwide from January 2002 through October 2006 for between $100 and $140.Manufactured in: ChinaRemedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these saws, destroy and discard them. The firm is out of business. No remedy is available.

  • Hazard Description: The aluminum cast pivot joint that connects the base of the saw to the head assembly (which contains the saw blade) can crack under extreme pressure or force, causing the blade assembly to unexpectedly break free from the stationary base. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Dispose, No Remedy Available

  • Units: About 38,000

  • Incidents: WMH is aware of four reports of cracked pivot housings, one of which resulted in the separation of the saw blade from the base. No injuries have been reported relating to this hazard.

  • Remedy: The firm is no longer in business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Discard this product. Do not donate or resell.

  • Sold At: Home and hardware stores nationwide from January 2002 through October 2006 for between $100 and $140.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: WMH Tool Group Inc., (WMH), of Elgin, Ill.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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