DICK'S Sporting Goods Resistance Tubes recall: Injury Hazard
DICK'S Sporting Goods Recalls Resistance Tubes Due to Injury Hazard
Why was DICK'S Sporting Goods Resistance Tubes recalled?
The resistance tubes can break while in use and strike the user, posing an injury hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and return them to the nearest DICK's Sporting Goods store. Consumers with a receipt will receive a full refund and consumers without a receipt will receive a store credit. Contact: DICK'S Sporting Goods toll-free at 877-846-9997 from 8 a.m. to midnight ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.DicksSportingGoods.com and click on "Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.
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
- Fitness Gear resistance tubes
- Company
- DICK's Sporting Goods, of Coraopolis, Pa.
- Quantity
- About 207,500
- Sold at
- DICK's Sporting Goods stores nationwide and online at DicksSportingGoods.com from September 2015 through August 2017 for between $15 and $80.
- Recall date
- September 27, 2017
- Incidents / injuries
- The firm has received 12 reports of tubes breaking, resulting in two reports of consumers who were struck by a broken tube and a consumer who fell when a tube broke.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves Fitness Gear resistance tubes used as upper and lower body workout equipment. The latex tubes were sold in blue, gray, green, orange, purple and red with gray handles. The tubes range in resistance from 5 pounds to 30 pounds and were sold individually and in kits of three, four or five resistance tubes. The resistance level is marked on the black strap between the handle and the tube. The recalled model numbers are: STA00560, STA00561, STA00562, STA00563, STA00564, STA00565, STA00566, STA00567, and STA00568.