Rage Fitness weight lifting
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 22, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 22, 2015the latest report was made
- Jul 22, 2015the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Rage Fitness
- Maker
- Smith Ventures LtdMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Weight liftingThe activity, its clothing or equipmentCPSC’s product type: Weight Lifting (Activity, Apparel or Equipment) (code 3265), in Sports and Recreation: Track, Field & Exercise
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2015 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jul 22, 2015, sent to the company Aug 13, 2015, published by CPSC Aug 27, 2015
The product, in the report: Rage Fitness Squat Rack
The product is the RAGE (Fitness) Platform Squat rack. It is used for weightlifting; primarily for squats and bench presses. The squat rack comes with two steel “J-Cups” . The J-Cups are essentially metal “hooks” on one side. On the other side of the J-Cup is a metal cylinder (about the size of a cigarette). The J-Cups are attached to the rack by turning the J-Cup horizontally, threading the metal cylinder into one of the rack’s pre-drilled holes, and then turning the J-Cup 90 degrees. One J-Cup is placed on each of the two vertical posts of the squat rack. These two J-Cups are used to hold a barbell and any assorted weights on the barbell. Because the J-Cups are the sole support of up to 700 lbs. (according to the description on Amazon) it is important that the J-Cups are well made.
My 17 year old son was doing bench presses using the Rage rack when he noticed that the barbell (with 200+ lbs. of weight attached) had slumped sightly on one side. He initially thought the J-Cup’s metal cylinder had bent but when he looked at it he realized that the J-Cup’s metal cylinder had basically “fallen out” of the J-Cup because it was improperly welded to the J-Cup. The safety issue concerns the fact that if somebody is doing bench presses and the J-Cup fails (i.e., the metal cylinder comes out of the body of the J-Cup), then the barbell and attached weights could unexpectedly fall on the head, neck, chest or face area and cause a serious injury or death.
The submitter added he uploaded four photos..One is of the squat rack itself, two views of the JCup and a close-up of the defective JCup along with the other JCup. The submitter noted the defective JCup does not show any stress or wear on the steel itself..It looks as if the metal cylinder was not properly welded into the hole was has been drilled into the metal. The submitter also added he has another squat rack at home and the JCups are drilled all the way through the JCup, a headed metal bolt is then placed through the outside of the JCUP, and then the head and the top of the bolt are welded to the Jcup.
The submitter concluded the way this Jcup is made is not right and is very dangerous..The rack is supposed to hold 700 lbs., and there is no way that this design will support this weight.
- Model
- Rage Platform Squat Rack
- Serial number
- CF-WT212
- Bought from
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Bought
- Nov 1, 2013
- Where
- Flossmoor, Illinois: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 17, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Rage Fitness, made or sold by Smith Ventures Ltd
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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