The CPSC announced on April 12, 2011, that 5,500 Rogue Fitness Barbell Brackets have been recalled by the product maker Coulter Ventures LLC, dba Rogue Fitness and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for injury hazards. Consumers should stop using these recalled defective products immediately.
The weld between the bracket and the pin that holds the barbell bracket in place on a weightlifting rack can break, causing the weights to fall, and posing an injury hazard to consumers. Coulter Ventures LLC, dba Rogue Fitness has received three reports of the weld between the bracket and the pin breaking, including one report of a consumer who received a sprained wrist.
Defective Products List
According to a CPSC press release: “The black metal brackets are used with the Rogue Fitness SPX Squat Press Stand, R-3 Racks, R-4 Racks and Infinity Rigs.” The defective products were sold exclusively a the: Rogue Fitness’ website roguefitness.com from March 2009 through December 2010 for about $40. They were also sold as part of weightlifting racks and stands for between $350 and $3,400.
Consumers are advised to contact Coulter to receive free replacement brackets. Consumers can contact Coulter toll-free at (888) 454-6925 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, visit their website at roguefitness.com or email the firm at qc@roguefitness.com.
The CPSC wants to receive incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell them about it by visiting cpsc.gov.
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A defective product can be anything, from a laptop, to an aeronautical chart, to barbell fitness brackets (as in this case). Defects are flaws in the way a product is designed, manufactured, or marketed that may cause harm or death. Typical causes in defective product cases include warranty obligations, negligence, manufacturing and design problems and failure to warn about the problems.
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