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Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gym Recall Risk of Injury

Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gym Recall Risk of Injury

By: Peter Chubb | March 4, 2009 | 4 Comments

Nautilus has issued the recall of 78,000 Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gym, because of a risk of injury. 68,000 home gyms were recalled back in December 2007. Consumers have been asked to stop using the equipment, unless otherwise instructed.

The hazard involves the gym’s horizontal seat rail; it has been designed to be latched in a vertical position for storage. If the seat rail is not latched correctly, it can fall unexpectedly on a bystander or the user, which could cause an injury.

Nautilus has received 18 reports of injury; these have resulted in head and shoulder injuries, which required stitches. The model affected is Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gym that were sold from June 2005 through to January 2009, with a cost around $2,300.

For more information, visit Bowflex

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  • Renfroe

    I have been using the Total Gym 14000 model without any problems.

  • http://www.fitness-homegym.com/ kanok

    I find that exercise helps all body parts for those who can exert little
    The exercise highlighted the arms and legs.

  • Arnold

    make sure you hear both sides latch and test it to make sure it has latched fully
    also, make sure that you have installed the unit correctly (missing the 5/8-3/8 spacer on the pivoting bolt for the mid part of the unit in which the bowflex can be folded up/down can make the locking mechanism miss the lock)

    all comes down to operator error imo – the design is fine but not foolproof ;)

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