The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·20005·Announced 2019-10-04

SPRI Ultra Heavy Resistance Bands Recalled for Injury Hazard

Fit for Life is recalling SPRI Ultra Heavy Resistance Bands because they can separate from handles and strike users, causing injuries.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 (contusions, abrasions, and lacerations), but no fatalities or serious injuries requiring hospitalization are mentioned, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Fit for Life LLC is recalling approximately 95,000 SPRI Ultra Heavy Resistance Bands due to an injury hazard. The rubber resistance bands can separate from the handle and strike consumers. The recalled bands 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, and model number 02-71669 is printed on the bottom of the packaging.

The company has received 10 reports of incidents involving the product. In six of these incidents, consumers received contusions, abrasions, and lacerations. The bands were sold exclusively at Walmart stores nationwide and online at Walmart.com from August 2018 through July 2019 for about $10.

Consumers should stop using the recalled ultra-heavy resistance tubes immediately. They can contact Fit for Life at 800-222-7774 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, by e-mail at [email protected], or online at www.Spri.com to receive 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.

The recalled product

Product
SPRI Ultra Heavy Resistance Bands
Manufacturer
Fit for Life LLC, of New York, N.Y.
Category
Consumer Product — Exercise Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
95,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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