Safety regulator, Total Gym Fitness LLC Announce Recall of Exercise Equipment Sold by TV Infomercials
Recall 02540 · May 7, 2002 · Total Gym Fitness LLC
3,100
units affected
3,100
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 02540
- Date
- May 7, 2002
- Company
- Total Gym Fitness LLC
- Units affected
- 3,100
- Product
- Total Gym XL exercisers
- Product type
- Exercise Machines/Equipment
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
To operate the exercise equipment, consumers lie on a glideboard that rolls on an inclined track as the user pulls the hand cords. The Total Gym XL home exercise equipment has a double rail system that attaches to a support column at a degree of incline selected by the consumer. A glideboard slides on the rails. The consumer lies on the glideboard and, using a pulley system, pulls the glideboard from the ground to the support column with their own body weight, providing the resistance. The recalled exercisers are black and chrome and have 'Total Gym XL' written on the glideboard.
What can happen
A lever pin that supports the elevated railing of the glideboard could fail, causing the user to fall.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the exerciser immediately and call Total Gym Fitness for a free safety bracket. Purchasers were sent direct mail notification of this recall.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
- Sold at
- Total Gym Fitness LLC sold the exercisers directly to consumers nationwide through television infomercials, between January 2002 and February 2002, for about $1,300.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled total gym xl exercisers?
Consumers should stop using the exerciser immediately and call Total Gym Fitness for a free safety bracket. Purchasers were sent direct mail notification of this recall.
What is the hazard?
A lever pin that supports the elevated railing of the glideboard could fail, causing the user to 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.