Product Recall Number: 08-520
Why was Bowflex® Ultimate 2 Home Gyms recalled?
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.
Product Recall Number: 08-520
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2007-12-05
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Bowflex® Ultimate 2 Home Gyms
Description: 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 GymsUnits: About 68,000Importer: Nautilus Inc., of Vancouver, Wash.Manufacturer: Land America Ltd., of ChinaHazard: 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 StatesRemedy: The firm is no longer in business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Discard this product. Do not donate or resell.
Hazard Description: 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.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Dispose, No Remedy Available
Units: About 68,000
Incidents: Nautilus has received ten reports of rod box separation, including three reports of consumers suffering bruised arms, sore elbows, and a sore back.
Remedy: The firm is no longer in business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Discard this product. Do not donate or resell.
Sold At: Specialty fitness retailers nationwide and through direct sales from June 2005 to August 2007 for about $2,300.
Importers: Nautilus Inc., of Vancouver, Wash.
Manufacturers: Land America Ltd., of China
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Untied States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed