Fitness Quest Gazelle Freestyle Crosstrainers and Crosstrainer Pro Gliders Recalled for Fall Hazard
Home product recall 06-179. Announced by CPSC on Jun 7, 2006.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 7, 2006. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The resistance pistons on the glider can come off during exercise. If this happens, a person using the glider can fall off the exercise machine.
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What should you do?
Consumers should disconnect the pistons on these exercise gliders. Consumers can continue to use the gliders until they receive the repair kit as long as the pistons are detached. Consumers who purchased a Crosstrainer Pro from Dick’s should contact Fitness Quest for a free repair kit. Consumers who purchased a Crosstrainer or Crosstrainer Pro from the Home Shopping Network (HSN) or the Shopping Channel (tSC) before January 1, 2006 will receive a free repair kit by mail. Contact Fitness Quest if you do not receive a repair kit. Crosstrainer Pro gliders purchased from HSN or tSC after January 1, 2006 have repair kits included. Consumers who purchased a Crosstrainer Pro glider from The Sportman’s Guide will receive a free repair kit by mail. Contact Fitness Quest if you do not receive a repair kit by July 12, 2006.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Fitness Quest at (800) 321-9236 between 8:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or log onto www.fitnessquest.com
Which ones are recalled?
Gazelle® Freestyle Crosstrainer and Crosstrainer Pro exercisers are “glider-style” exercise equipment. The user moves two foot platforms in a striding motion back and forth while grasping handlebars attached to the platforms. The model name “Gazelle Freestyle Cross Trainer” or “Gazelle Freestyle Cross Trainer Pro” is printed on the side of each product’s frame.
About 154,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Gazelle® Freestyle Cross Trainer and Gazelle® Freestyle Cross Trainer Pro Gliders.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Fitness Quest Inc., Canton, Ohio.
- The Home Shopping Network (HSN), The Shopping Channel (tSC), The Sportman’s Guide, and Dick’s Sporting Goods, beginning in January 2004, for between $200 and $250.
- Made in China and Thailand, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Fitness Quest has received 145 reports of pistons detaching and one report of a minor injury from a fall.
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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.