CPSC, Total Gym Fitness LLC Announce Recall of Exercise Equipment Sold by TV Infomercials
USCPSC, Total Gym Fitness LLC Announce Recall of Exercise Equipment Sold by TV Infomercials
Recalling Firm: Total Gym Fitness LLC, of West Chester, Pa.
Reason for Recall / Hazard
A lever pin that supports the elevated railing of the glideboard could fail, causing the user to fall.
Product Description & Identification
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.
Affected Products
Total Gym XL exercisers
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Total-Gym-Fitness-LLC-Announce-Recall-of-Exercise-Equipment-Sold-by-TV-Infomercials |
| Title | CPSC, Total Gym Fitness LLC Announce Recall of Exercise Equipment Sold by TV Infomercials |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/total-gym-XL.jpg |
| Images › Caption | Recalled Total Gym XL exerciser |
| Hazards › Name | A lever pin that supports the elevated railing of the glideboard could fail, causing the user to fall. |
| Injuries › Name | CPSC and Total Gym Fitness LLC have not received any reports of incidents. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries. |
| Products › Name | Total Gym XL exercisers |
| Products › Type | Exercise Machines/Equipment |
| Products › Category I D | 1933 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 3,100 |
| Recall I D | 2262 |
| Remedies › Name | 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. |
| Retailers › Name | Total Gym Fitness LLC sold the exercisers directly to consumers nationwide through television infomercials, between January 2002 and February 2002, for about $1,300. |
| Recall Date | 2002-05-07T00:00:00 |
| 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. |
| Recall Number | 02540 |
| Manufacturers › Name | Total Gym Fitness LLC, of West Chester, Pa. |
| Consumer Contact | 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. |
| Last Publish Date | 2025-11-07T00:00:00 |
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