DEWALT Recalls Grinder Flap Discs Due to Laceration and Injury Hazards
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 25367
- Recall date
- Jul 3, 2025
- Units
- About 17,680
- Remedy
- Refund
- Firm
- DEWALT
- Made in
- Turkey
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled flap discs and go to the DEWALT website at https://www.dewalt.com/support/safety-notices-and-recalls/flap-disc-recall to participate in the recall. Consumers will be asked to write "Recall" on the disc and upload a photograph to the firm's website. Consumers will then be asked to certify that they disposed of it in the trash to receive a refund.
Contact: DEWALT online at https://www.dewalt.com/support/safety-notices-and-recalls/flap-disc-recall, toll-free at 800-990-6421 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at recall@sbdinc.com, or online at https://www.dewalt.com/support/safety-notices-and-recalls or www.dewalt.com and click on "Safety Notices and Recalls" for more information.
Hazard
The ceramic cloth abrasive flaps on the disc can detach while in use on a grinder, posing laceration and injury hazards.
How to identify the recalled product
This recall involves DEWALT Elite Grinder Series 4.5-inch 40G T27 High Density Flap Discs, models DWA8280HRT and DWA8280RT, that are compatible with angle grinders for heavy duty use. Only units with date codes 2024-36 to 2024-48 are part of the recall. The model number is on the front cover of the flap disc located at the top above the name "DEWALT." The date code for recalled discs is printed on the shipping boxes in year - week format and is also stamped on the individual discs. If you are unable to determine the date code, contact DEWALT for assistance.
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Jul 3, 2025. It covers About 17,680 units. The remedy type is refund: the firm will give your money back, usually after you return or destroy the product. Reported incidents: The firm has received three reports of the flap disc coming apart while in use on the grinder, including three injuries resulting in cuts and scrapes. DEWALT has 14 recalls in our records.
Where it was sold
Industrial supply stores nationwide, including Grainger, Fastenal and Airgas, and online on Amazon.com from September 2024 through May 2025 for between $7 and $10.
Companies and identifiers
- Importer
- DEWALT Industrial Tool Company, of Towson, Maryland
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025/DEWALT-Recalls-Grinder-Flap-Discs-Due-to-Laceration-and-…
- Last published by CPSC
- Jul 3, 2025
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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