Fitness Gear exercise equipment
6 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 7, 2019. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 6reports to CPSC
- Jan 7, 2019the latest report was made
- Aug 18, 2011the earliest
- 6with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Fitness Gear
- Makers
- Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. and FITNESS GEARMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Exercise equipmentCPSC’s product type: Exercise Equipment (code 3277), in Sports and Recreation: Track, Field & Exercise
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Fitness Gear (produced for Dick’s Sporting Goods)”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2019 | 1 |
| July 2017 | 1 |
| April 2017 | 1 |
| November 2012 | 1 |
| August 2012 | 1 |
| August 2011 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 2 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- First aid 2 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- 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 Jan 7, 2019, sent to the company Feb 14, 2019, published by CPSC Mar 12, 2019
The product, in the report: Fitness Gear brand Resistance tube 10 lb. purple
Fitness gear Resistance tube 10 lb. snapped apart as I was using it.
- Bought from
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Bought
- Jan 10, 2017, about then
- Where
- Salisbury, New Hampshire: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 59, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Fitness Gear, made or sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Emergency room Made Jul 5, 2017, sent to the company Jul 13, 2017, published by CPSC Jul 27, 2017
The product, in the report: Fitness Gear STA00567 Level 2 Resistance Band
I was doing tricep pulldowns using the door attachment, The door attachment released and struck me in the head resulting in loss of blood and requiring 6 staples to close
- Model
- STA00567
- Bought from
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Bought
- Jul 2, 2017
- Where
- Yonkers, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 44, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Fitness Gear, made or sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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First aid Made Apr 17, 2017, sent to the company Apr 25, 2017, published by CPSC May 16, 2017
The product, in the report: Fitness Gear exercise bands
My daughter was exercising with the bands today and it broke on her. The band snapped off and the handle hit her arm and caused a serious welt.
- Bought from
- Dick’s Sporting Goods, Pennsylvania
- Where
- South Abington Township, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 19, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Fitness Gear, made or sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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Emergency room Made Nov 11, 2012, sent to the company Dec 6, 2012, published by CPSC Dec 20, 2012
The product, in the report: Fitness Gear Inversion Table
On September 23, 2012 I purchased a Fitness Gear Inversion Table, Style STE00059, UPC 886081164509. I used it twice a day inverting it maybe 90/100 degrees until October 31, 2012. On October 31, I decided to do the 180 degree invert and perform the exercises they show in their video.
I had hung there about 1to 1-1/2 minutes before twisting to one side. When I did I felt the table slip and I grabbed for the pull-up rails. Next thing I know, I’m falling onto my head with my body crashing down full force onto the hardwood floor.
I was taken to the Emergency Room and after CTs and x-rays told I had concussion and whiplash. I followed-up with my family physician 2 days later and he told me I had mild concussion with the soft tissue up and down my spine torn loose from the spinous muscle, and in the cervical area, the spinous muscle is torn lose from the spine. I have multiple contusions and strained muscles and both my doctor and ER physician say I’m lucky to be alive or a quadriplegic.
I had no idea what caused the failure, but this week I decided to look at it. I now believe it is due to faulty product design. The only thing that holds the foot mechanism on is an adjustment pin which lets the mechanism slide to adjust to your leg size. The only thing that holds the pin in is a spring and gravity. When I inverted to 180 degrees and the table felt like it slipped, I stiffened out when I grabbed the rails. When my feet tensed, I think it dislodged the pin held in by gravity and the tiny spring allowing the entire foot mechanism to fall out of the table.
I believe, if the foot adjustment bar had had a bolt to hold it in, although it may have slipped, I would have still been able to hold myself on the table and return to an upright position.
This is a design hazard and needs to be recalled and a warning issued so no one else has to suffer the way I am, and will be for months to come (if not years).
- Model
- Style STE00059 Inversion Table
- UPC
- 886081164509
- Serial number
- UCC 00008226880028539193
- Bought from
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Bought
- Sep 23, 2012
- Where
- FLATWOODS, Kentucky: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 58, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Fitness Gear (produced for Dick’s Sporting Goods), made or sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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First aid Made Aug 22, 2012, sent to the company Sep 7, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 21, 2012
The product, in the report: Fitness Gear 15 lb Resistance Tube Item Number: 11972715
On August 17, 2012 I contacted Customer Service via the web contact page regarding the 15lb Resistance Tube I purchased from Dick’s store in Millbury, MA.
Earlier, that same day, the Resistance Tube broke in mid workout during a triceps extension. The cheaply manufactured plastic fastener that holds the tube to the handle broke during normal, recommended use sending the tube shooting rapidly against my back, resulting in a welt on my back and possibly a pulled muscle/sprain.
Instantly recognizing the danger (Had I been doing a chest press, I could have knocked an eye out!) I did the responsible thing and attempted to contact Dick’s to inform them of this danger before someone else gets more seriously injured.
I was disappointed at how difficult is is to get through to Dick’s as the web contact sheet is the only method and unfortunately, even after calling today, it did not result in speaking with anyone that seemed concerned about the dangers to customers that this product comes with.
After calling today to speak to someone, I was told I have to await a call from Dick’s “Risk” team and I was not allowed a direct number to call to speak to anyone. I decided the best I could do is at least write an honest review of the occurrence, complete with detailed photos of the inferior product and the injury it caused me. Much to my greater disappointment, it turns out Dick’s carefully edits all products reviews to be sure that only “positive” experiences (or perhaps those written by Dick’s themselves) gets published.
So, it appears that not only does Dick’s sell highly dangerous products and have inferior customer service - but they also take an additional step toward placing customers in harms way, by carefully editing out honest negative reviews/warnings posted in their product review section on the Dick’s website.
Over three days have passed and still Dick’s has not addressed the concern I have!
I am very disappointing in Dick’s and will be sharing this experience with my friends and family and at the gym where I sometimes train.
- Model
- 11972715
- UPC
- 822688854542
- Serial number
- STA00020
- Bought from
- Dick’s Sporting Goods, Massachusetts
- Bought
- Nov 1, 2011, about then
- Where
- Worcester, Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 32, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Fitness Gear, made or sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Aug 18, 2011, sent to the company Apr 6, 2012, published by CPSC Apr 20, 2012
The product, in the report: Resistance Bands
Caller was using resistance bands during exercise when the band broke causing the tube or something hard to hit his left hand causing multiple breaks to his left middle finger. He put ice on it immediately, he went to his orthopedic doctor today and was told that he needs surgery immeidiatley to pin the bones and is now scheduled for surgery today to pin the bones in the finger back together.
Caller would like the public made aware and would like to be reimbursed for medical expenses, pain and suffering etc.
*Updated info from consumer - had major hand surgery as the bands broke his middle left finger in three places. Needed pins. Cast for 3 weeks. Now splint, therapy for at least 3 more weeks. Returned to the hand doctor on Monday. He removed the cast and the pins. Consumer had a therapist build a splint for him. He is waiting to hear about starting therapy. There has been significant pain as a result. his ability to work is extremely compromised since a significant amount of his work involves typing. It is very painful to type and he doesn’t have as many fingers to use.*
- Bought from
- Dick’s Sporting Goods, California
- Bought
- Jul 30, 2011, about then
- Where
- Thousand Oaks, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 48, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- made or sold by FITNESS GEAR
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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