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DICK'S Sporting Goods Recalls Resistance Tubes Due to Injury Hazard

Recalled September 27, 2017 · CPSC recall 17234 · DICK'S Sporting Goods

Dick’s Sporting Goods Fitness Gear resistance tubesDick’s Sporting Goods Fitness Gear resistance tubes – three tube kit
Hazard
The resistance tubes can break while in use and strike the user, posing an injury hazard.
Remedy
Refund
Units
About 207,500
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.

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.

What to do

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.

Product
Fitness Gear resistance tubes
Manufacturer(s)
DICK's Sporting Goods, of Coraopolis, Pa.
Retailers
DICK's Sporting Goods stores nationwide and online at DicksSportingGoods.com from September 2015 through August 2017 for between $15 and $80.
Made in
China

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