Cybex International Recalls Decline Free Weight Benches Due to Impact Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2016-05-10 · 16742
Hazards
The frame on the bench can collapse forward onto the user, posing an impact injury hazard.
Recall
Number
16742
Date
2016-05-10
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Decline free weight benches
Remedies
Options
Replace
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
Cybex International, Inc. of Medway, Mass.
Retailer(s)
Cybex direct sales force or its distributors directly to gyms nationwide from December 2008 through September 2015 for about $1,100.
Country of manufacture
United States
Description
This recall involves the Olympic Decline free weight bench with model numbers 16060, 16061, 16062 and 16063. The bench consists of a steel frame with an upholstered pad on which the user rests his/her back, and a rack on which the user can engage a 7-foot bar with its weight plates when the user completes the exercise routine. On all of these models the upholstered pad is configured at a 15 degree angle so that, in use, the user's back and shoulders are lower than the user's thighs and knees. A decal bearing the unit's model and serial number is affixed to the tube near where the user's feet are placed when using the unit. The recalled benches have serial numbers C1208 through K0915, which represent manufacture dates of December 2008 through September 2015. "Cybex" is printed on the benches.