Dick's Sporting Goods Recalls Fitness Resistance Tubes (3/01/11)

Anyone who uses resistance tubes as part of their fitness program needs to check their gear to see if the ones they are using have been recalled. About 229,000 resistance tubes and resistance tube kits were recalled on March 1, 2011 due to contusion and laceration hazards.

The recalled products were manufactured in China and imported by Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Coraopolis, Pa.

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

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.

To see photos of all the styles of resistance tubes that have been recalled, click here.

The resistance tubes and adjustable resistance tube kits were sold at Dick's Sporting Goods stores and online at www.dickssportinggoods.com from October 2009 through November 2010 for between $15 and $60.

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.

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 Customer.Service@dcsg.com or visit the company's website at www.dickssportinggoods.com

Dick's Sporting Goods' Recall Hotline: (866) 677-4771
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell them about it by visiting www.saferproducts.gov

The CPSC reminds consumers that it is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Source: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11148.html?tab=recalls