Bollinger Fitness Recalls Resistance Bands Due to Injury Hazard

Recalled July 15, 2014 · CPSC recall 14230 · Bollinger Fitness

Recalled Bollinger Fitness resistance band and door anchor with plastic ball

Hazard

A black plastic ball attached to the resistance band's door anchor can unexpectedly release and strike the user, posing an injury hazard to consumers.

Remedy

Replace

Units

About 60,000 in the U.S. and 3,000 in Canada

Incidents / injuries

There has been one report of the door anchor ball releasing resulting in an injury to the user.

Description

This recall involves Bollinger Fitness Classic and SoftTouch resistance bands with door attachment, model numbers 5771, 5772, 5773, 5774 and 5775. The 4-foot-long resistance bands are made of gray rubber with gray, red, black or blue accents and have black foam handles and a door attachment. A 5-inch-long strap of nylon webbing is looped onto the band with a plastic ball attached or encased that serves as a door anchor. The Bollinger Fitness logo appears on the handles. The model number can be found on the product's packaging.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the door attachment and contact Bollinger Fitness on instruction on how to receive a free replacement door attachment, including free shipping.

Contact

Bollinger at (800) 255-6061 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email [email protected], or online at www.bollingerfitness.com and click on Important News at the bottom right corner of the page for more information.

Product

Fitness resistance bands with door anchor attachment

Distributed by

Bollinger Fitness, a division of Alliance Sports Group L.P., of Grand Prairie, Texas

Retailers

Fred Meyers, Marshalls, Modell's Sporting Goods and T.J. Maxx and other retailers nationwide and online from July 2012 through March 2014 for between $9 and $14.

Made in

China · Taiwan

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →