StairMaster® branded 8G Gauntlet Stepmill machines
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Core Health & Fitness is recalling StairMaster 8G Gauntlet Stepmill exercise machines with model numbers 9-5250 and 9-5270 because the steps can accelerate rapidly without user input, creating a fall hazard. The recalled machines were sold in red, black, or red/yellow colors and feature a revolving staircase with a backlit LCD console. The model number is printed on the base of the unit. For model 9-5250, affected machines have date codes (found in digits 8-11 of the serial number in YYWW format) ranging from 1734 to 1823. For model 9-5270, affected machines have date codes ranging from 1813 to 1816.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled equipment and contact Core Health & Fitness for a free repair. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
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The steps can accelerate rapidly without input from the user, posing a fall hazard.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled exercise machines and contact Core Health & Fitness for a free repair. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.
This recall involves StairMaster branded 8G Gauntlet Stepmill machines with model numbers 9-5250 & 9-5270. The recalled machines were sold in red, black and red/yellow. The recalled machines consist of a revolving staircase and a backlit LCD console. The model number is printed on the base of the unit. The date code is in the YYWW format (1816 means year 2018, week 16). The date code is the section of the serial number at digits 8 - 11 (see photo). The date code range for SKU 9-5250 is from 1734 to 1823. The date code range for SKU 9-5270 is from 1813 to 1816. Stairmaster is printed on both sides of the unit and on the shrouds.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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