Cybex International Recalls Decline Free Weight Benches Due to Impact Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
Recall 16742 · May 10, 2016 · Cybex International
400
units affected
400
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16742
- Date
- May 10, 2016
- Company
- Cybex International
- Units affected
- 400
- Product
- Decline free weight benches
- Product type
- Exercise Equipment
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
This recall involves the Olympic Decline free weight bench with model numbers 16060, 16061, 16062 and 16063. The bench consists of a steel frame with an upholstered pad on which the user rests his/her back, and a rack on which the user can engage a 7-foot bar with its weight plates when the user completes the exercise routine. On all of these models the upholstered pad is configured at a 15 degree angle so that, in use, the user's back and shoulders are lower than the user's thighs and knees. A decal bearing the unit's model and serial number is affixed to the tube near where the user's feet are placed when using the unit. The recalled benches have serial numbers C1208 through K0915, which represent manufacture dates of December 2008 through September 2015. "Cybex" is printed on the benches.
What can happen
The frame on the bench can collapse forward onto the user, posing an impact injury hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled benches and contact Cybex to arrange to return the weight bench and for a free replacement unit. Cybex is directly contacting owners of the recalled benches.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm received 10 reports of frames breaking near the weld point. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Cybex direct sales force or its distributors directly to gyms nationwide from December 2008 through September 2015 for about $1,100.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled decline free weight benches?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled benches and contact Cybex to arrange to return the weight bench and for a free replacement unit. Cybex is directly contacting owners of the recalled benches.
What is the hazard?
The frame on the bench can collapse forward onto the user, posing an impact injury hazard.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.