CPSC recall · Reported March 1, 2011
Dick's Sporting Goods Recalls Fitness Resistance Tubes Due to Contusion and Laceration Hazards
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 …
Dalps & Leisure Products Supply Corp., Taipei, Taiwan recalled This recall involves Fitness Gear and Fitness After 40 branded resistance tubes and adjus….
Dick's Sporting Goods Recalls Fitness Resistance Tubes Due to Contusion and Laceration Ha… was recalled by Dalps & Leisure Products Supply Corp., Taipei, Taiwan in March 1, 2011. Reason: The plastic clip that attaches the resistance tube to the handle can break during use causing the tubing, han…. Remedy: Consumers should stop using the resistance tubes immediately and return the product to Di…. Verify recall #11148 with the CPSC before acting.
The recall
Dalps & Leisure Products Supply Corp., Taipei, Taiwan issued this CPSC recall-The plastic clip that attaches the resistance tube to the handle can break during use causing the tubing, han….
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- March 1, 2011
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Sourced from official CPSC enforcement records. Verify recall #11148 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. Consumers holding this product should act on the agency's documented remedy above rather than relying on general guidance.
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Product 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.
Reason for recall
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, what to 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.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| Severity class | Not classified by agency |
| Status | Active |
| Recall number | 11148 |
| Date reported | March 1, 2011 |
| Date initiated | March 1, 2011 |
| Recalling firm | Dalps & Leisure Products Supply Corp., Taipei, Taiwan |
| Affected scope | About 229,000 |
| Distribution | Not disclosed |
| Official source | CPSC notice → |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official CPSC enforcement record. Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
What to do with this recall
Consumers should stop using the resistance tubes immediately and return the product to Dick's Sporting Goods for a store credit f…
- Check the recall number (11148) and product description against the item you own. Search the archive
- Confirm the current status and remedy on the official CPSC notice before acting. CPSC notice
- Follow the documented remedy (refund, replacement, repair, or disposal) rather than general advice. What to do next
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