Cybex International Recalls Decline Free Weight Benches Due to Impact Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 16742. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The frame on the bench can collapse forward onto the user, posing an impact injury hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled benches and contact Cybex to arrange to return the weight bench and for a free replacement unit. Cybex is directly contacting owners of the recalled benches.
CPSC recall 16742 has the recall date 10 May 2016. The notice names the firm Cybex International. The recall has about 400 units. The median CPSC recall of 2016 has 6,400 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Impact injury. CPSC gives the product type Exercise Equipment.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | The firm received 10 reports of frames breaking near the weld point. No injuries have been reported. |
|---|---|
| Units | 400 |
| Remedy options | Replace |
| Description | This recall involves the Olympic Decline free weight bench with model numbers 16060, 16061, 16062 and 16063. The bench consists of a steel frame with an upholstered pad on which the user rests his/her back, and a rack on which the user can engage a 7-foot bar with its weight plates when the user completes the exercise routine. On all of these models the upholstered pad is configured at a 15 degree angle so that, in use, the user's back and shoulders are lower than the user's thighs and knees. A decal bearing the unit's model and serial number is affixed to the tube near where the user's feet are placed when using the unit. The recalled benches have serial numbers C1208 through K0915, which represent manufacture dates of December 2008 through September 2015. "Cybex" is printed on the benches. |
| Product | Decline free weight benches, About 400, Exercise Equipment |
| Sold at | Cybex direct sales force or its distributors directly to gyms nationwide from December 2008 through September 2015 for about $1,100. |
| Manufacturer | Cybex International, Inc |
| Made in | United States |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 400Median of 2016: 6,400
- CPSC recalls of 2016
- 330
- Recalls of 2016 with one of the same hazards
- 6%
- Recalls of 2016 in the category Exercise Equipment
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Cybex International
- 8
Other recalls of the firm
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 16742The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 16742. https://recallregister.com/product/6724-cybex-international-recalls-decline-free-weight-benches-due-to-impact/. 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 16742 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
The firm received 10 reports of frames breaking near the weld point. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Cybex direct sales force or its distributors directly to gyms nationwide from December 2008 through September 2015 for about $1,100.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 16742?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Replace
- How many units are in CPSC recall 16742?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 400