Cybex Recalls Weight-Lifting Equipment Due to Serious Injury Hazards
Recall 18211 · Aug 29, 2018 · Cybex
15,000
units affected
15,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18211
- Date
- Aug 29, 2018
- Company
- Cybex
- Units affected
- 15,000
- Product
- Cybex Smith Press plate-loaded weight-lifting equipment
- Remedy
- Refund, Repair
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall involves the Cybex Smith Press model 5340, manufactured and distributed from 1989 through 1993, and model 5341, manufactured and distributed from 1993 through 2009. The models have a weight bar seated between two parallel vertical tracks on latch pins. The weight bar can be moved up and down to perform upper body and lower body exercises. The equipment is used primarily in fitness facilities. The weight bar was sold with the Smith Press, and the weights were sold separately. The model number is printed on the base of the frame of the Smith Press equipment.
What can happen
The weight bar can fall, posing serious injury hazards to the user.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the weight-lifting equipment and contact Cybex for instructions on how to receive a free repair for model 5341 or a credit or refund of the current value for model 5340. All known purchasers are being contacted by the firm.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received 27 reports of injuries, including serious injuries of paralysis and spinal fracture.
- Sold at
- Through Cybex direct sales representatives and fitness equipment dealers to fitness facilities and gymnasiums and online at www.cybexintl.com from 1989 through 2009 for between $1,000 and $3,400.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled cybex smith press plate-loaded weight-lifting equipment?
Consumers should immediately stop using the weight-lifting equipment and contact Cybex for instructions on how to receive a free repair for model 5341 or a credit or refund of the current value for model 5340. All known purchasers are being contacted by the firm.
What is the hazard?
The weight bar can fall, posing serious injury hazards to the user.
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.