Dick's Sporting Goods Recalls Fitness Resistance Tubes Due to Contusion and Laceration Hazards
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2011-03-01). Hazards: laceration. Models: FAF00004, STA00017, STA00018, STA00019, STA00020, STA00021…. About 229,000 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 11148 |
| Published | 2011-03-01 |
| Last updated | 2016-07-05 |
| Product category | Exercise Equipment |
| Products | Resistance Tubes and Resistance Tube Kits |
| Firm named in the title | Dick's Sporting Goods |
| Firms | Dalps & Leisure Products Supply Corp., Taipei, Taiwan (manufacturer); Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Coraopolis, Pa. (importer) |
| Manufactured in | China |
| Units (US) | 229,000 |
| Model numbers | FAF00004, STA00017, STA00018, STA00019, STA00020, STA00021, STA00022, STA00023, STA00063, STA00064, STA00066 |
| Hazard classes | laceration |
| Remedy classes | refund, stop use |
| Sold | Dick's Sporting Goods stores and online at www.dickssportinggoods.com from October 2009 through November 2010 for between $15 and $60. |
Description
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.
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.
Remedy
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 injuries
Dick's Sporting Goods has received four reports of contusions, abrasions and lacerations.
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