Recall Register

E-Force Cross Trainer Exercise Machine Recall by CSA

CPSC recall 96182. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Laceration

CPSC recall 96182 has the recall date 7 Aug 1996. The notice names the firm CSA. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Exercise Machines/Equipment.

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CPSC recall 96182: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
E-Force Cross Trainer Exercise Machine Recall by CSA NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Firm out of business. Please destroy or discard the product. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Hannah Simone Originally issued August 7, 1996; Revised August 9, 2001 (301) 504-7908 Release # 96-182 CPSC and CSA Announce Exercise Machine Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), CSA Inc. of South Easton, Mass., is announcing the voluntary recall of about 300,000 E-Force Cross Trainer exercise machines. The machine's welds may crack or break, resulting in injuries to consumers. CSA has received 54 reports of people who experienced neck, shoulder, and ankle injuries from using the exercise machines with cracked or separated welds. The silver metal exercise machine resembles a bicycle without wheels. "E-FORCE Cross Trainer" is written on black plastic guards on both sides of the machine, beneath the seat. To operate the machine, consumers pull the handlebars, which rocks the seat forward. This safety retrofit program involves only E-Force Cross Trainers and…
ProductExercise Machines/Equipment
ProductE-Force Cross Trainer exercise machines
ManufacturerCSA; E-Force

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1996: not given
CPSC recalls of 1996
138
Recalls of 1996 with one of the same hazards
7%
Recalls of 1996 in the category Exercise Machines/Equipment
1%
Recalls on the register that name CSA
1

Official channels

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 96182. https://recallregister.com/product/5839-e-force-cross-trainer-exercise-machine-recall-by-csa/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 96182 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 96182 has no incident or injury text.