CPSC Recall in 2017: DICK’S Sporting Goods Recalls Resistance Tubes Due to Injury Hazard

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 17-234

Date: September 27, 2017

Product Name: Fitness Gear resistance tubes

Recall Description:

This recall involves Fitness Gear resistance tubes used as upper and lower body workout equipment. The latex tubes were sold in blue, gray, green, orange, purple and red with grey handles. The tubes range in resistance from 5 pounds to 30 pounds and were sold individually and in kits of three, four or five resistance tubes. The resistance level is marked on the black strap between the handle and the tube. The recalled model numbers are:  STA00560, STA00561, STA00562, STA00563, STA00564, STA00565, STA00566, STA00567, and STA00568. 

Hazard Description:

The resistance tubes can break while in use and strike the user, posing an injury hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 207,500

Incidents:

The firm has received 12 reports of tubes breaking, resulting in two reports of consumers who were struck by a broken tube and a consumer who fell when a tube broke.

Sold At:

DICK’S Sporting Goods stores nationwide and online at DicksSportingGoods.com from September 2015 through August 2017 for between $15 and $80.

Manufactured In:

China