The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·11148·Announced 2011-03-01

Dick's Sporting Goods Recalls Fitness Resistance Tubes Due to Injury Hazards

Dick's Sporting Goods is recalling approximately 229,000 fitness resistance tubes and kits because a plastic clip can break, posing contusion and laceration risks.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where injury has been reported (four reports of contusions, abrasions, and lacerations), fitting the High severity criteria for products with reported injuries but no fatalities or severe structural defects.

Plain-English summary

Dick's Sporting Goods is recalling approximately 229,000 units of Fitness Gear and Fitness After 40 branded resistance tubes and adjustable resistance tube kits. The recalled products were sold at Dick's Sporting Goods stores and online from October 2009 through November 2010 for between $15 and $60. The tubes are yellow, blue, red, orange, gray, or black and are attached to handles with a plastic clip. Affected model numbers include FAF00004, STA00017, STA00018, STA00019, STA00020, STA00021, STA00022, STA00023, STA00063, STA00064, and STA00066.

The recall was initiated because the plastic clip that attaches the resistance tube to the handle can break during use. This failure can cause the tubing, handle, or fragments of the plastic clip to strike the user, posing a contusion and laceration hazard. Dick's Sporting Goods has received four reports of contusions, abrasions, and lacerations associated with the product.

Consumers should stop using the resistance tubes immediately and return the product to Dick's Sporting Goods for a store credit equal to the purchase price. For additional information, consumers can contact Dick's Sporting Goods toll-free at (866) 677-4771 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email [email protected], or visit www.dickssportinggoods.com.

The recalled product

Product
Resistance Tubes and Resistance Tube Kits
Manufacturer
Dalps & Leisure Products Supply Corp., Taipei, Taiwan
Category
Consumer Product — Exercise Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
229,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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