The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with the Icon Health & Fitness Inc announced a voluntary recall of about 22,000 Nordic Track and Reebok inversion benches. CPSC said the ankle clamp mechanism can release unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Icon has received five reports of injuries to consumers including contusions, lacerations and back pain. The item was sold aporting goods stores nationwide from September 2006 through January 2007 for about $200.
The recalled inversion benches invert a user by securing the ankles in a locking device and rotating the bench. The Nordic Track bench is model number 831.14595.0 and the Reebok bench is model number RBBE1996.0. The model number is located under the seat of the bench.
Consumers are being told to stop using the inversion benches immediately and contact Icon to receive a free repair kit.
