A set of dumbbells as soon as offered at Costco is now below recall.
Johnson Well being Tech Buying and selling and the Client Product Security Fee (CPSC) issued the voluntary recall of the BowFlex 552 adjustable dumbbells on Thursday “due to reports that the weight plates can dislodge from the handle during use, posing an impact hazard.”
Together with the dumbbells – which have been offered at Costco, Greatest Purchase, Dick’s Sporting Items, and on-line by way of Amazon and BowFlex’s web site – the CPSC says BowFlex 1090 adjustable dumbbells are additionally impacted.
Almost 4 million models are concerned within the recall, in keeping with the CPSC. A full checklist of fashions and serial numbers might be discovered right here.
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“BowFlex Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection in March 2024,” a CPSC assertion mentioned. “Johnson Health Tech Trading has agreed to provide a remedy for the 552 and 1090 adjustable dumbbells sold by BowFlex Inc., (formerly Nautilus Inc.), prior to May 2024 as a part of this recall.”
So far, Johnson Well being Tech Buying and selling and Nautilus have acquired greater than practically 350 stories of plates dislodging, leading to at the very least 111 reported accidents “such as concussions, abrasions, broken toes or contusions,” CPSC mentioned.
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Product {photograph} of previous iron dumbbells on gray, conrete ground within the gymnasium. (Inventory photograph / Getty Pictures)
In an aerial view, the Costco emblem is displayed on the outside of a Costco retailer on July 11, 2024 in Richmond, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
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“For units sold by BowFlex Inc. (formerly Nautilus Inc.), consumers can request a refund in the form of a prorated voucher and a one-year JRNY digital fitness membership,” a CPSC assertion mentioned.
