Heavy-duty planers recalled because the chip breaker can contact cutterhead blades
About 2,300 Grizzly Industrial 15-inch 3HP heavy-duty planers, model G0815, are being recalled because the chip breaker can contact the cutterhead blades and eject debris.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: ejected debris poses impact and laceration hazards, and the notice states no injuries have been reported.
Plain-English summary
All Grizzly Industrial 15-inch 3HP heavy-duty planers with model number G0815 are being recalled. The planer is used to smooth and flatten boards and to ensure consistent thickness across their surface, and measures 32 inches wide, 28 inches deep and 23.5 inches high. "grizzly.com" and the model number "G0815" are printed on the front.
The chip breaker can contact the cutterhead blades during use, which can cause debris to be ejected from the planer, posing impact and laceration hazards to the user and bystanders. Grizzly Industrial has received seven reports of the rotating cutters of the planers breaking. No injuries have been reported.
About 2,300 units were sold in the United States, with an additional 12 sold in Canada. They were sold at Bibb Tool & Cutter, Hamilton Tool and Supply, PMC Tool Company and Stoll Brothers Lumber stores and other hardware stores nationwide, and online at Grizzly.com, HomeDepot.com, Tractor Supply.com, MaxTool.com and other websites from June 2016 through September 2025 for between $900 and $2,400.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled planers and contact Grizzly Industrial for a free repair kit and installation instructions. The kit consists of an upgraded chip breaker adjustment rod, spacer, set screws, lock washers and lock nuts.
The recalled product
- Product
- G0815 15" 3HP Heavy-Duty Planers
- Manufacturer
- Grizzly Industrial Inc., of Bellingham, Washington
- Category
- Consumer Product — Power tool
- Hazard
- ejected-debris
- laceration
- impact
- cutterhead
- Affected units
- 2,300
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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