DICK'S Sporting Goods Recalls Resistance Tubes Due to Injury Hazard
Recall 17234 · Sep 27, 2017 · DICK'S Sporting Goods
207,500
units affected
207,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 17234
- Date
- Sep 27, 2017
- Company
- DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Units affected
- 207,500
- Product
- Fitness Gear resistance tubes
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
This recall involves Fitness Gear resistance tubes used as upper and lower body workout equipment. The latex tubes were sold in blue, gray, green, orange, purple and red with gray handles. The tubes range in resistance from 5 pounds to 30 pounds and were sold individually and in kits of three, four or five resistance tubes. The resistance level is marked on the black strap between the handle and the tube. The recalled model numbers are: STA00560, STA00561, STA00562, STA00563, STA00564, STA00565, STA00566, STA00567, and STA00568.
What can happen
The resistance tubes can break while in use and strike the user, posing an injury hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and return them to the nearest DICK's Sporting Goods store. Consumers with a receipt will receive a full refund and consumers without a receipt will receive a store credit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received 12 reports of tubes breaking, resulting in two reports of consumers who were struck by a broken tube and a consumer who fell when a tube broke.
- Sold at
- DICK's Sporting Goods stores nationwide and online at DicksSportingGoods.com from September 2015 through August 2017 for between $15 and $80.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled fitness gear resistance tubes?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and return them to the nearest DICK's Sporting Goods store. Consumers with a receipt will receive a full refund and consumers without a receipt will receive a store credit.
What is the hazard?
The resistance tubes can break while in use and strike the user, posing an 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.