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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2002-05-07

CPSC, Total Gym Fitness LLC Announce Recall of Exercise Equipment Sold by TV Infomercials

Is my product affected?

Total Gym XL exercisers

  • Brand Total Gym Fitness LLC, of West Chester, Pa.

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Total Gym Fitness LLC has recalled Total Gym XL home exercise equipment sold through TV infomercials due to a hazard involving the lever pin that supports the elevated railing of the glideboard. This pin can fail, causing the user to fall. The recalled exercisers are black and chrome models with 'Total Gym XL' written on the glideboard. The equipment operates by having users lie on a glideboard that slides along rails on an inclined track while pulling hand cords connected to a pulley system.

According to the recall record, consumers who own this equipment should stop using it immediately and call Total Gym Fitness for a free safety bracket. Purchasers were sent direct mail notification about this recall.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

A lever pin that supports the elevated railing of the glideboard could fail, causing the user to fall.

What should I do?

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.

Details from the source

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.

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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