Product Recall Number: 18-235
Why was PowerMill climbers recalled?
Electrical arcing can occur if liquid enters the power receptacle at the front of the climbers, resulting in sparking and smoking, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 18-235
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2018-09-27
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: PowerMill climbers
Description: This recall involves Life Fitness PowerMill climbers models PMA, PFB, PMD, PFD, PMH, and PFH. The model letters appear at the front of the serial number on the bottom right of the unit, on the inside of the “step-up” support. The climbers were manufactured and distributed from 2014 through 2018. Life Fitness is printed on the side panels of the machines. The climber machines have a moving mechanical staircase (similar to an escalator) with rotating steps between two handrails.
Hazard Description: Electrical arcing can occur if liquid enters the power receptacle at the front of the climbers, resulting in sparking and smoking, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 11,800
Incidents: The firm has received eight reports of the PowerMill climbers smoking and sparking, resulting in fire and property damage. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled PowerMill climbers and contact Life Fitness for instructions on receiving a free repair. All known purchasers are being contacted directly by the firm.
Sold At: Through Life Fitness direct sales representatives and fitness equipment dealers to commercial fitness facilities from July 2014 to August 2018 for between $9,000 and $12,000.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Life Fitness, of Rosemont, Ill.
Distributors: Life Fitness, of Rosemont, Ill.
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed