Dick's Sporting Goods Recalls Fitness Resistance Tubes Due to Contusion and Laceration Hazards
Recall 11148 · Mar 1, 2011 · Dick's Sporting Goods
229,000
units affected
229,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 11148
- Date
- Mar 1, 2011
- Company
- Dick's Sporting Goods
- Units affected
- 229,000
- Product
- Resistance Tubes and Resistance Tube Kits
- Product type
- Exercise Equipment
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Cuts
The product
This recall involves Fitness Gear and Fitness After 40 branded resistance tubes and adjustable resistance tube kits. The resistance tubes are yellow, blue, red, orange, gray or black and are attached to handles with a plastic clip. "Fitness Gear" is printed in red on the handles of the Fitness Gear-branded products. The Fitness After 40-branded resistance tubes have blue handles with thin green and red stripes. The recalled model numbers are: FAF00004, STA00017, STA00018, STA00019, STA00020, STA00021, STA00022, STA00023, STA00063, STA00064, STA00066. The model number can be found on the bottom of the package.
What can happen
The plastic clip that attaches the resistance tube to the handle can break during use causing the tubing, handle or fragments of the plastic clip to strike the user. This poses a contusion and laceration hazard.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the resistance tubes immediately and return the product to Dick's Sporting Goods for a store credit for the amount equal to the purchase price.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Dick's Sporting Goods has received four reports of contusions, abrasions and lacerations.
- Sold at
- Dick's Sporting Goods stores and online at www.dickssportinggoods.com from October 2009 through November 2010 for between $15 and $60.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled resistance tubes and resistance tube kits?
Consumers should stop using the resistance tubes immediately and return the product to Dick's Sporting Goods for a store credit for the amount equal to the purchase price.
What is the hazard?
The plastic clip that attaches the resistance tube to the handle can break during use causing the tubing, handle or fragments of the plastic clip to strike the user. This poses a contusion and laceration 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.