Milwaukee Tool Recalls M18 FUEL 14" and 12" Top Handle Chainsaws Due to Laceration Hazard
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 26064
- Recall date
- Oct 30, 2025
- Units
- About 90,860 (In addition, about 7,500 were sold in Canada)
- Remedy
- Repair
- Firm
- Milwaukee Tool
- Made in
- United States
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled chainsaw and contact Milwaukee Tool for a free repair. Consumers should register their product at https://service.milwaukeetool.com/support/eservice to receive a prepaid shipping label to return their product to Milwaukee Tool for repair.
Contact: Milwaukee Tool toll-free at 833-953-2012 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, eService portal at https://service.milwaukeetool.com/support/eservice or online at https://www.milwaukeetool.com/news/press-releases and clicking on the 2025 tab for more information, or at http://www.milwaukeetool.com/support/recall.
Hazard
The recalled chainsaw's chain brake may not activate, posing a laceration hazard.
How to identify the recalled product
This recall involves the M18 FUEL Top Handle Chainsaw, catalog number 2826-20 with a serial break identified with "A" in the product's serial number. The catalog number can be found on the upper right portion of the product's nameplate. The serial number can be found on upper left portion of the nameplate, and the serial break level is the 4th digit of the serial number. The product is a battery-operated chainsaw that comes with either a 12" or 14" bar, which is intended for use with Milwaukee's M18 batteries. The product is sold either individually as a bare tool that includes a chain and bar cover and blade wrench, or as a kit that includes two (2)M18 batteries, an M18 battery charger, a chain and bar cover and a blade wrench.
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Oct 30, 2025. It covers About 90,860 (In addition, about 7,500 were sold in Canada) units. The remedy type is repair: the firm will fix the product, or send you a part or kit to fix it. Reported incidents: The firm has received two reports of the chain brake not activating, including one injury involving a lacerated finger.
Where it was sold
Home Depot and other home improvement stores and online at homedepot.com, and other distribution partners from March 2023 through September 2024 for about $350 (tool only) or $790 with batteries and charger.
Companies and identifiers
- Manufacturer
- Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., of Brookfield, Wisconsin
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Milwaukee-Tool-Recalls-M18-FUEL-14-and-12-Top-Handle-Cha…
- Last published by CPSC
- Oct 31, 2025
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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