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Cybex International Recalls Decline Free Weight Benches Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert) is CPSC recall #14707, announced on January 9, 2014. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The Decline model free weight benches are designed for use in professional gyms and come in three model numbers: 16060, 16061 and 16062. The Decline model free weight bench is a traditional Olympic bench which accommodates a 7' wide Olympic bar, and the back pad declines from the knee to the shoulders at a 15 degree angle. The model numbers can be found on the bottom of the tube near where the feet are placed with serial numbers C1208 through H0913 which stand for the manufacture dates, December 2008 through September 2013. The remedy is consumers should stop using the benches immediately and contact cybex to arrange for instructions for inspecting the frames for cracks or weakness and for installing the free repair.. Affected brand: Cybex International, Inc..
The Decline model free weight benches are designed for use in professional gyms and come in three model numbers: 16060, 16061 and 16062. The Decline model free weight bench is a traditional Olympic bench which accommodates a 7' wide Olympic bar, and the back pad declines from the knee to the shoulders at a 15 degree angle. The model numbers can be found on the bottom of the tube near where the feet are placed with serial numbers C1208 through H0913 which stand for the manufacture dates, December 2008 through September 2013.
Affected products
Olympic Decline free weight bench
Recalled brands
Cybex International, Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the benches immediately and contact Cybex to arrange for instructions for inspecting the frames for cracks or weakness and for installing the free repair.
Recall date
January 9, 2014
CPSC recall #14707 covers Cybex International Recalls Decline Free Weight Benches Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert), announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on January 9, 2014. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The Decline model free weight benches are designed for use in professional gyms and come in three model numbers: 16060, 16061 and 16062. The Decline model free weight bench is a traditional Olympic bench which accommodates a 7' wide Olympic bar, and the back pad declines from the knee to the shoulders at a 15 degree angle. The model numbers can be found on the bottom of the tube near where the feet are placed with serial numbers C1208 through H0913 which stand for the manufacture dates, December 2008 through September 2013.
The CPSC remedy for recall #14707 is consumers should stop using the benches immediately and contact cybex to arrange for instructions for inspecting the frames for cracks or weakness and for installing the free repair.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/Cybex-International-Recalls-Decline-Free-Weight-Benches. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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