Note: This recall has been reannounced. The firm is no longer in business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Discard this product. Do not donate or resell.
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Recalled Bowflex® Ultimate 2 Home Gym
The fasteners used to secure the rod box to the frame of the equipment can come loose, allowing the resistance rods or rod box to separate and strike the user or a bystander.
About 68,000
The firm is no longer in business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Discard this product. Do not donate or resell.
Recall Details
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Nautilus Inc., of Vancouver, Wash., is voluntarily recalling about 68,000 Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gyms. The fasteners used to secure the rod box to the frame of the equipment can come loose, allowing the resistance rods or rod box to separate and strike the user or a bystander.
Name of Product: Bowflex® Ultimate 2 Home Gyms
Units: About 68,000
Importer: Nautilus Inc., of Vancouver, Wash.
Manufacturer: Land America Ltd., of China
Hazard: The fasteners used to secure the rod box to the frame of the equipment can come loose, allowing the resistance rods or rod box to separate and strike the user or a bystander.
Incidents/Injuries: Nautilus has received ten reports of rod box separation, including three reports of consumers suffering bruised arms, sore elbows, and a sore back.
Description: The recalled home gyms are equipped with pulleys, resistance rods, and other equipment, which allow the user to perform a variety of exercises. "Bowflex Ultimate 2" is written on the vertical part of the frame.
Sold at: Specialty fitness retailers nationwide and through direct sales from June 2005 to August 2007 for about $2,300.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: The firm is no longer in business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Discard this product. Do not donate or resell.
The firm is no longer in business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Discard this product. Do not donate or resell.
Nautilus has received ten reports of rod box separation, including three reports of consumers suffering bruised arms, sore elbows, and a sore back.
Nautilus Inc., of Vancouver, Wash.
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