On Thursday, a Canada-wide recall was issued by Well being Canada for the Horizon Health T101-05 treadmill fashions following a number of studies that the machine can abruptly change speeds, posing a critical danger of inury.
In response to a report from Well being Canada, the producer had acquired eight studies of machines altering pace with out discover, together with six studies of accidents. The producer has additionally acquired 874 studies of treadmills unexpectedly altering speeds within the U.S., together with 71 studies of accidents.
The recalled fashions have been made in China and Vietnam, with serial numbers TM734 and TM486, and bought between March 2018 and October 2022.
“Shoppers ought to cease utilizing the treadmills and make contact with Horizon Health to acquire the up to date software program,” Well being Canada warned in a recall assertion.
Well being Canada acknowledged {that a} whole of 6,986 merchandise have been bought in Canada whereas one other 192,000 have been bought south of the border between 2018 and 2022. The treadmill was generally bought at Finest Purchase, Wal-Mart and Amazon.
On the time of publication, Horizon Health didn’t reply to a request for remark.
Shoppers can contact Horizon Health on-line by e-mail at retailrecall@johnsonfit.com or www.horizonfitness.com and click on on “Security Notices.” Shoppers can even contact Horizon by phone at 1-888-223-1045 from 8 a.m. to five p.m. C.T. Monday via Friday.
