Product Recall Number: 15-749
Why was Arm Curl Machines recalled?
The swivel handles can break off from the frame causing users to hit themselves in the face or head, posing an impact injury hazard.
Product Recall Number: 15-749
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-08-25
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Arm Curl Machines
Description: The swivel handles can break off from the frame causing the users to hit themselves in the face or head.
Hazard Description: The swivel handles can break off from the frame causing users to hit themselves in the face or head, posing an impact injury hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 4,400
Incidents: The firm has received 108 reports of incidents, including 12 reports of injury to users. One injury involved loss of sight to one eye.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and contact the firm for a free repair kit. Cybex is contacting purchasers of the recalled arm curl machines directly.
Sold At: Cybex or its distributors directly to gyms from November 1996 through October 2008 for between $3,700 and $4,200
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Cybex International, Inc., of Medway, Mass.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed