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CPSCRecalled May 7, 2002 · #02540

CPSC, Total Gym Fitness LLC Announce Recall of Exercise Equipment Sold by TV Infomercials

Hazard

A lever pin that supports the elevated railing of the glideboard could fail, causing the user to fall.

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Description

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.

Product details

Product
Total Gym XL exercisers
Type
Exercise Machines/Equipment
Manufacturer
Total Gym Fitness LLC, of West Chester, Pa.
Model numbers
UPCs
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.

What you should 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.

View the official CPSC notice