Dick's Sporting Goods Fitness Resistance Tubes recall: Contusion and Laceration Hazards
Dick's Sporting Goods Recalls Fitness Resistance Tubes Due to Contusion and Laceration Hazards
Why was Dick's Sporting Goods Fitness Resistance Tubes recalled?
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 if I have this product?
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. Contact: For additional information, contact Dick's Sporting Goods toll-free at (866) 677-4771 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, e-mail [email protected] or visit the company's website at www.dickssportinggoods.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Resistance Tubes and Resistance Tube Kits
- Company
- Dalps & Leisure Products Supply Corp., Taipei, Taiwan, Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Coraopolis, Pa.
- Quantity
- About 229,000
- Sold at
- Dick's Sporting Goods stores and online at www.dickssportinggoods.com from October 2009 through November 2010 for between $15 and $60.
- Recall date
- March 1, 2011
- Incidents / injuries
- Dick's Sporting Goods has received four reports of contusions, abrasions and lacerations.
- Agency
- CPSC
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.