Total Gym Fitness LLC · Recalled
CPSC, Total Gym Fitness LLC Announce Recall of Exercise Equipment Sold by TV Infomercials
A lever pin that supports the elevated railing of the glideboard could fail, causing the user to fall.
- Units
- About 3,100
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $1,300
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
To operate the exercise equipment, consumers lie on a glideboard that rolls on an inclined track as the user pulls the hand cords. The Total Gym XL home exercise equipment has a double rail system that attaches to a support column at a degree of incline selected by the consumer. A glideboard slides on the rails. The consumer lies on the glideboard and, using a pulley system, pulls the glideboard from the ground to the support column with their own body weight, providing the resistance. The recalled exercisers are black and chrome and have 'Total Gym XL' written on the glideboard.
The file
- Sold at
- Total Gym Fitness LLC sold the exercisers directly to consumers nationwide through television infomercials, between January 2002 and February 2002, for about $1,300.
- Product type
- Exercise Machines/Equipment
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Total Gym Fitness LLC, of West Chester, Pa.
Incident log
CPSC and Total Gym Fitness LLC have not received any reports of incidents. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using the exerciser immediately and call Total Gym Fitness for a free safety bracket. Purchasers were sent direct mail notification of this recall.
For more information, consumers should call Total Gym Fitness toll free at (877) 685-1402 between 8:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated MAY 07 2002; last revised NOV 07 2025.