CPSC, The Nautilus Group Announce Recall to Repair Bowflex Power Pro and Ultimate Fitness Machines
Home product recall 05-048. Announced by CPSC on Nov 16, 2004.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 16, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- 680,000 Power Pro units and 102,000 Ultimate units units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The seat pin on the Power Pro with “Lat Tower” and Ultimate models can break or become disengaged, allowing the seat to move suddenly. Also, the incline support bracket on the Power Pro without a “Lat Tower” can break, allowing the incline bench to move suddenly. Both hazards pose a fall risk to the user.
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What should you do?
The firm is no longer in business and the recall remedy is no longer available. Discard this product. Do not donate or resell.
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- How to reach the firm: The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled fitness machines are the Bowflex Power Pro with and without a “Lat Tower” and Ultimate models built before September 1, 2002. The “Lat Tower” attaches to the back of the bench, and has pull-down pulleys attached. The name “Bowflex” and the model name are printed on the front of the machines.
680,000 Power Pro units and 102,000 Ultimate units units, as CPSC gives them.
Bowflex Power Pro and Bowflex Ultimate Fitness Machines.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by The Nautilus Group, Vancouver, Wash.
- Specialty fitness stores, infomercials and direct sales nationwide from January 1995 through April 2004 for between $1,200 and $1,600.
- Made in China and Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Nautilus has received 46 reports of the seat pin failure, including two serious injuries requiring stitches to the head. Additionally, Nautilus received 42 reports of the incline support bracket failure including injuries to the back, neck and head.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.