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A recall is underway within the U.S. for tens of hundreds of electric-corded chainsaws and pole saws that might current a “laceration hazard” to customers.
The recall, issued Thursday by Positec Software Company, was prompted by the chance that the principle change on roughly 49,000 Hyper Robust 9 Amp Electrical Corded 14-inch Chainsaws, Worx 8 amp 14-inch Electrical Chainsaws, Worx 8 Amp Electrical Pole Saws and Portland 9 Amp 14-inch Chainsaws may fail.
Positec introduced the recall on June 3. (Shopper Product Security Fee)
“The primary change on the recalled chainsaws and pole saws can fail, permitting the saws to proceed to run even after the change is launched, posing a laceration hazard,” a recall discover revealed by the Shopper Product Security Fee (CPSC) mentioned.
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The merchandise numbers, SKUs, UPCs, serial numbers and manufacturing intervals that buyers can use to establish the recalled saws had been included within the recall discover.
Examples of among the recalled instruments. (Shopper Product Security Fee)
The corporate posted on a webpage concerning the recall, saying that it was “conducting this recall to maintain our clients protected and stop accidents by eradicating the issue merchandise.”
The recall contains about 49,000 electrical corded chainsaws and pole saws. (Shopper Product Security Fee)
The problem has not brought about any recognized accidents or incidents.
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Gross sales of the recalled saws passed off between September of final yr and March of this yr at Walmart for the Hyper Robust-branded ones and Harbor Freight for the Portland-branded ones, in response to the CPSC recall discover. Among the affected saws had been additionally offered via Worx and Amazon’s respective web sites.
There have no reported accidents from the difficulty. (Shopper Product Security Fee)
Positec is giving affected clients a alternative noticed after they ship the recalled one again. They might want to “contact Positec for a pre-paid transport label, and a brand new field as wanted, to return the models freed from cost” to be able to obtain the alternative, per the CPSC discover.
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Within the meantime, the corporate mentioned clients ought to keep away from utilizing the recalled saws.
One other 3,000 of the chainsaws and pole saws had been additionally recalled in Canada.
