Fitness Anywhere · Recalled
Fitness Anywhere Recalls TRX Dip and Hammer Bars Due to Risk of Injury (Recall Alert)
The welds on the bars can crack or break and cause the user to fall, posing a risk of injury.
- Units
- About 2,700
- Reports
- 33
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $500
- Remedy
- Replace
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall involves TRX dip bars and hammer bars used with TRX S-Frames and Elevated Frames which are used to support TRX exercise equipment. The TRX dip bar for an S-Frame consists of two handles about 18" apart at the base affixed to a 49" bar that attaches to the S-Frame. The TRX dip bar for an Elevated Frame consists of two handles about 18" apart at the base affixed to a 58" bar that attaches to the Elevated Frame. They are used for performing dips and other related exercises. The TRX hammer bar consists of two handles about 16" apart affixed to a 17" bar that attaches near the top of the S-Frame or Elevated Frame and is used for performing pull ups and other related exercises.
The file
- Sold at
- Fitness Anywhere and authorized commercial distributors nationwide from June 2011 to May 2013 for about $500.
- Product type
- Exercise
- Made in
- China, United States
- Recalled by
- Fitness Anywhere LLC, of San Francisco, Calif.
Incident log
Fitness Anywhere has received 33 reports of welds breaking, including one report of a minor injury.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dip bars and hammer bars and contact Fitness Anywhere for a replacement. Fitness Anywhere has notified all known purchasers.
Fitness Anywhere toll-free at (888) 221-7417 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday ET, by email at customercare@trxtraining.com or at www.trxtraining.com and click on the Product Recall link at the bottom of the page for more information.
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 MAR 05 2014; last revised MAY 23 2014.
