Dick's Sporting Goods Recalls Fitness Resistance Tubes Due to Contusion and Laceration Hazards

Recalled March 1, 2011 · CPSC recall 11148 · Dick's Sporting Goods

Hazard

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

Refund

Units

About 229,000

Incidents / injuries

Dick's Sporting Goods has received four reports of contusions, abrasions and lacerations.

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.

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.

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

Product

Resistance Tubes and Resistance Tube Kits

Manufacturer(s)

Dalps & Leisure Products Supply Corp., Taipei, Taiwan

Imported by

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Coraopolis, Pa.

Retailers

Dick's Sporting Goods stores and online at www.dickssportinggoods.com from October 2009 through November 2010 for between $15 and $60.

Made in

China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →