CPSC Recall in 2011: Harbinger Fitness Recalls Ab Straps Due to Fall Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 11245

Date: June 13, 2011

Product Name: Ab Straps exercise equipment

Recall Description:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard Description:

The plastic buckle on the ab straps can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 4,169

Incidents:

There were two reported incidents of straps breaking. Both incidents resulted in lacerations to consumers' heads and necks.

Sold At:

Online at Bodybuilding.com and Amazon.com, and at Second Wind Fitness, Play It Again Sports, Advantis Nutrition, and other general sporting goods and fitness specialty stores nationwide from August 2006 to April 2011 for about $20.

Manufactured In:

China