Got A Bowflex Gym?

by Barbara McPherson | April 3, 2009 at 09:45 am

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Nautilus Inc. of Vancouver, Washington is sending out repair kits to owners of the Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gyms. These exercise machines are designed to be folded for storage. The latch holding the seat rail may fail unexpectedly, causing injury.

The home gym's horizontal seat rail is designed to be latched in a vertical position for storage. If the seat rail is not manually latched, it can fall unexpectedly on the user or a bystander, posing a risk of serious injury.

Nautilus has received worldwide 18 reports of injuries caused by unlatched seat rails that have fallen, resulting in head and shoulder lacerations, some requiring stitches or staples.

848 of these machines have been sold in Canada. If you have one, they are safe to use, but do not use the fold up option until you receive your free repair kit which is being mailed to you.
The Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gym was manufactured in China.

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