Leg Curl Fitness Machines Recalled by Paramount Fitness Due To Crushing Hazard
Home product recall 09-201. Announced by CPSC on Apr 27, 2009.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 27, 2009. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 150 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?
A consumer’s hand can become caught between the cylindrical counter weight and the frame of the fitness machine, posing a crushing hazard that can result in lacerations and finger amputation.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the fitness machines and contact Paramount Fitness to receive a free repair kit.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Paramount Fitness at (888) 825-8905 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT daily, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.paramountfitness.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the Paramount Fitness PL2100 leg curl machine. The single station weight machine is designed to exercise the hamstring muscles. Serial numbers involved in this recall include: PL21-9301-000 through PL21-9510-099. The serial number is printed on the back of the weight stack frame on the lower right. Model number PL2100 is printed on the exercise procedure label on the front of the machine. The Paramount Fitness logo is printed vertically on the frame.
About 150 units, as CPSC gives them.
Leg Curl Machines.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Paramount Fitness Corp., Los Angeles, Calif.
- Paramount Fitness and fitness specialty dealers nationwide from January 1993 through October 1995 for about $2,400.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Paramount has received three reports of incidents, including a finger amputation and two finger-crushing injuries.
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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.
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