Rep Fitness Recalls Strap Safety Brackets Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
Recall 21721 · Feb 11, 2021 · Rep Fitness
1,940
units affected
1,940
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 21721
- Date
- Feb 11, 2021
- Company
- Rep Fitness
- Units affected
- 1,940
- Product
- Strap Safety Brackets
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
This recall involves PR-4000 (SKU No. PRA-4120) and PR-5000 (SKU No. PRA-5122) Strap Safety brackets. The SKU numbers can be found on the product packaging. Strap Safeties are designed to prevent damage to barbells due to missed lifts during weightlifting. The Strap Safety brackets are black and attach to the weight lifting posts of a squat stand to ensure the strap safeties stay in place. The straps on the Strap Safety products are secured to the brackets with heavy duty bolts. Consumers should retain the strap safeties and heavy-duty bolts. Only the brackets are being recalled.
What can happen
If the brackets are improperly welded, a sudden drop of weight onto the Strap Safeties can cause the brackets to detach from the weightlifting device, posing an injury hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled brackets and contact Rep Fitness for free replacement brackets. Rep Fitness is directly contacting all known purchasers of the recalled brackets.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received three reports of improperly welded strap safety brackets breaking when a large amount of weight was suddenly dropped on the Strap Safeties. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Exclusively online at www.repfitness.com from April 2020 through December 2020 for between $120 and $150.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled strap safety brackets?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled brackets and contact Rep Fitness for free replacement brackets. Rep Fitness is directly contacting all known purchasers of the recalled brackets.
What is the hazard?
If the brackets are improperly welded, a sudden drop of weight onto the Strap Safeties can cause the brackets to detach from the weightlifting device, 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.