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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2011-03-01

Dick's Sporting Goods Recalls Fitness Resistance Tubes Due to Contusion and Laceration Hazards

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Resistance Tubes and Resistance Tube Kits

  • Brand Dalps & Leisure Products Supply Corp., Taipei, Taiwan
  • Brand Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Coraopolis, Pa.

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

What happened

Dick's Sporting Goods is recalling Fitness Gear and Fitness After 40 branded resistance tubes and adjustable resistance tube kits. The plastic clip that attaches the resistance tube to the handle can break during use, causing the tubing, handle, or plastic clip fragments to strike the user. This poses a risk of contusion and laceration injuries.

The recalled products come in yellow, blue, red, orange, gray, or black colors. Fitness Gear-branded tubes have "Fitness Gear" printed in red on the handles, while Fitness After 40-branded 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, and STA00066 (found on the bottom of the package). Consumers should stop using the product immediately and return it to Dick's Sporting Goods for store credit equal to the purchase price.

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

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.

What should I do?

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.

Details from the source

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.

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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