The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·18235·Announced 2018-09-27

Life Fitness Recalls PowerMill Climbers Due to Fire Hazard

Life Fitness is recalling about 11,800 PowerMill climbers because liquid entering the power receptacle can cause electrical arcing, sparking, and fire.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with eight reported incidents of sparking and smoking that resulted in property damage, meeting the rubric criteria for significant property-damage reports.

Plain-English summary

Life Fitness is recalling approximately 11,800 PowerMill climbers, including models PMA, PFB, PMD, PFD, PMH, and PFH. These machines feature a moving mechanical staircase with rotating steps between two handrails. The units were manufactured in Taiwan and distributed from 2014 through 2018.

The recall is due to a fire hazard. If liquid enters the power receptacle located at the front of the climbers, electrical arcing can occur. This results in sparking and smoking, which poses a risk of fire. Life Fitness has received eight reports of the climbers smoking and sparking, resulting in fire and property damage. No injuries have been reported.

The affected climbers were sold through Life Fitness direct sales representatives and fitness equipment dealers to commercial fitness facilities from July 2014 to August 2018 for between $9,000 and $12,000. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled PowerMill climbers and contact Life Fitness for instructions on receiving a free repair. All known purchasers are being contacted directly by the firm.

The recalled product

Product
PowerMill climbers
Manufacturer
Life Fitness, of Rosemont, Ill.
Category
Consumer Product — Fitness Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
11,800

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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