Recalled
Freestyle Crosstrainer &Freestyle Crosstrainer Pro Gliders
About 154,000 Gazelle Freestyle Crosstrainer and Gazelle Freestyle Crosstrainer Pro Gliders, manufactured by Fitness Quest Inc., are being recalled.
Fitness Quest said the resistance pistons on the glider can come off during exercise, possibly causing the user to fall off the exercise machine.
Fitness Quest has received 145 reports of pistons detaching and one report of a minor injury from a fall.
The Gazelle Freestyle Crosstrainer and Crosstrainer Pro exercisers are “glider-style” exercise equipment. The user moves two foot platforms in a striding motion back and forth while grasping handlebars attached to the platforms.
The recalled equipment was sold by the Home Shopping Network,The Shopping Channel, and Dicks Sporting Goods beginning in January 2004 for between $200 and $250.
Consumers should disconnect the pistons on the exercise gliders.
Consumers can continue to use the gliders until they receive the repair kit as long as the pistons are detached.
Consumers who purchased a Crosstrainer from Dick’s should contact Fitness Quest for a free repair kit.
Consumers who purchased a Crosstrainer or Crosstrainer Pro from the Home Shopping Network or the The Shopping Channel after Jan. 1, 2006, will receive a free repair kit by mail. Consumers should contact Fitness Quest if they do not receive a kit by June 3, 2006.
Crosstrainer gliders purchased from the Home Shopping Network or The Shopping Channel after Jan. 1, 2006, have repair kits included.
Consumers can contact Fitness Quest at (800) 321-9236 or visit the company's Web site for more recall information.
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