Fit For Life SPRI Ultra Heavy Resistance Bands recall: Injury Hazard
Fit For Life Recalls SPRI Ultra Heavy Resistance Bands Due to Injury Hazard
Why was Fit For Life SPRI Ultra Heavy Resistance Bands recalled?
The rubber resistance bands can separate from the handle and strike consumers, posing an injury hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should stop using the recalled ultra-heavy resistance tubes immediately and contact Fit for Life for a refund in the form of an SPRI.com store credit for the amount equal to the purchase price or a free replacement resistance band. Contact: Fit for Life at 800-222-7774 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, e-mail [email protected] or online at www.Spri.com and click on Recall located at the top 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
- SPRI Ultra Heavy Resistance Bands
- Company
- Fit for Life LLC, of New York, N.Y.
- Quantity
- About 95,000
- Sold at
- Exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide and online at Walmart.com from August 2018 through July 2019 for about $10.
- Recall date
- October 4, 2019
- Incidents / injuries
- Fit for Life has received 10 reports of incidents. In six of the incidents, consumers received contusions, abrasions and lacerations.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves SPRI ultra heavy resistance tubes or bands used for exercising. They are black with nylon webbing and have SPRI printed on the handles in white. Some units have KN08/18, KN09/18 or KN10/18 printed on the handle. Model number 02-71669 is printed on the bottom of the packaging.