Safety regulator, Life Fitness Announce Recall to Repair Treadmills
Recall 03554 · Sep 3, 2003 · Life Fitness Division
2,800
units affected
2,800
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 03554
- Date
- Sep 3, 2003
- Company
- Life Fitness Division
- Units affected
- 2,800
- Product
- Life Fitness Treadmill
- Product type
- Exercise Machines/Equipment
- Hazard
- Crash risk
The product
This program includes the following Life Fitness treadmills: Model 9000HR: Serial numbers CTB100000-CTB101618, Model 8500: Serial numbers MTB100000-MTB100646, T9I: Serial numbers CTI100000-CTI100746
What can happen
The treadmill can unexpectedly accelerate, possibly causing the user to lose control and fall.
The fix
Life Fitness is contacting all registered owners and scheduling an on-site repair at no charge.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Life Fitness has received 7 reports of unexpected acceleration.
- Sold at
- Specialty fitness equipment retailers nationwide, from August 2002 through April 2003, for between $4,500 and $5,000.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled life fitness treadmill?
Life Fitness is contacting all registered owners and scheduling an on-site repair at no charge.
What is the hazard?
The treadmill can unexpectedly accelerate, possibly causing the user to lose control and fall.
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.