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Healthrider exercise equipment

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 25, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 25, 2013the latest report was made
  • Jan 25, 2013the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Healthrider
Maker
ICON HEALTH & FITNESSMakers, 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

By month

1 report from February 2012 to January 2013; the most in January 2013, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20131

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.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jan 25, 2013, sent to the company Feb 4, 2013, published by CPSC Feb 19, 2013

    The product, in the report: Eliptical trainer

    Negligent design of bolting for Elliptical trainer manufactured by HealthRider poses an inherent Safety Risk with potential for serious medical attention consequences from regular use.

    Model Number HREL56011.0 has a design flaw of inadequate bolting at the linkage connection which supports the users weight enabling the bolt to loosen and back out without warning. The result is a total failure to support the users resulting in a fall and damage to floor from impact of metal beam to ground. Their is no capability to prevent the bolt form backing out. Compounded with the bolt being too short, it only has 3 threads or less than 1 diameter of engagement. As a result backs out and offers no warning of failure. The repeated motion of the elliptical machine, with the scissor action at the joint loosen the bolt, and with such a short length of engaged threads can fail in use even if confirmed tight prior to use. Further inadequate washer thickness, and cap screw head size coupled with Plastic spacer all in load path of bolt take away from ability to establish sufficient pre load to prevent loosening. In addition short length of threads does permit effective use of thread lock sealant. Design is flawed in several key areas. Most fundamentally a proper design would utilize left hand threads on this side to prevent the rotating motion that the joint from loosening the bolt. Second a longer bolt, and properly sized head and washer would be used. Third thread lock would be applied. And last but also important the decorative plastic cover would not be part of the load bearing path of the bolt.

    Warranty company was contacted and matter explained in detail. Company said nothing they could do and only could replace parts. I have requested their supervisory staff call me back and am awaiting their return call. This matter needs to be reported as a recall and appropriate fix provided.

    Model
    HREL56011.0
    Serial number
    CC540G00980
    Bought from
    Sports Athority
    Bought
    Jan 29, 2012
    Where
    Pasadena, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unknown
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Healthrider, made or sold by ICON HEALTH & FITNESS
    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.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources

  • 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.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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