"Total Gym" Exercise Machines Recalled by Fitness Quest
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 16, 2002
Release # 02-160
Fitness Quest Recall Hotline: (800) 321-9236 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
CPSC, Fitness Quest Inc. Announce Recall of "Total Gym" Exercise
Machines
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, (CPSC), Fitness Quest Inc., of Canton, Ohio, is voluntarily
recalling about 310,000 Total Gym exercise machines. The handles on
these exercise machines can detach during use and the cable attached to
the handles can break, resulting in injury to the user.
CPSC and Fitness Quest have received about 400 reports of the
handles and cables on these exercise machines breaking, resulting in 30
reports of injuries, including lacerations and abrasions.
The recall involves the Total Gym® 1000 and the Total Gym® Pro
model exercisers with serial numbers DK000001 through DK129350, models
with the serial number prefixes XO or SM, and models without serial
numbers. The serial number is located on the underside of the machine's
glide board. The glide board rolls on an inclined track as the user
pulls the hand cords or pushes at the base. These exercisers were
manufactured in Taiwan, Thailand, and China.
Sporting good stores, web sites, catalogs, and direct sales sold
this exercise machine nationwide from June 1997 through October 2001 for
between $180 and $200.
Consumers should stop using these exercisers immediately and
contact Fitness Quest to order a free repair kit. For more information,
contact Fitness Quest at (800) 321-9236 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET
Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's web site at www.fitnessquest.com.
Total Gym models sold on television infomercials are not included
in this recall.
