Inversion Table Replacement Parts: How to Get Them From Teeter and Innova

Why a Worn Ankle System or Rotation Strap Isn’t Just Cosmetic

Most parts on an inversion table are about comfort. Two are not. The ankle system and the strap or tether that limits rotation are what keep you on the table and stop it from turning further than you meant. When those fail, the documented outcome is a fall onto your head.

What the Recalls Show

In 2010 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of about 33,000 NordicTrack, Gold’s Gym and Weider Club inversion benches. The maker had received 75 reports of the ankle clamp releasing or the rotation strap breaking, including 23 injuries, some to the head and neck (CPSC, 2010). Those were three specific models with an identified defect, so the recall does not tell you how often tables in general fail. It does tell you which parts fail.

In 2015 DICK’S Sporting Goods voluntarily recalled its Fitness Gear Inversion Table after some customers fell and were injured, even though the product manual “clearly stresses the importance of ensuring the ankle locking systems are engaged” (DICK'S, 2015). Different maker, different year, same component.

Two older CPSC recalls fill in the pattern. In December 2007, Icon Health & Fitness, the same company behind the 2010 recall, recalled about 22,000 NordicTrack and Reebok inversion benches because “the ankle clamp mechanism can release unexpectedly,” after five reports of injuries including contusions, lacerations and back pain (CPSC, 2007).

A month later, Stamina Products recalled about 2,000 inversion tables for a different reason: “A weld in the center of the inversion table can fail when the table is in an inverted position.” Stamina had three reports of weld failures and no reported injuries (CPSC, 2008). Which Stamina models were involved, and what the brand sells now, is on our Stamina inversion table page.

These models were sold between 2005 and 2007 and say nothing about what those brands make now. Across all four recalls, though, the failures land in two places: the ankle lock, three times, and the frame that holds your weight, once. Those are the parts to check first.

What a Fall Looks Like

A 2021 case report by Jung and colleagues describes three people in South Korea who suffered cervical spinal cord injuries after inversion table falls. The authors compare the mechanism to a shallow-water diving injury: once ankle power is lost or the feet slip, the user lands on the top of the head, and they note that falls from one or two feet “are by no means negligible” (Jung, 2021). Three cases can’t tell you how common this is. What they show is where the risk sits.

The same authors recommend keeping sessions under one minute and placing an angled pillow or rubber ramp just below the head, so a user who slips slides to the floor instead of dropping onto the head (Jung, 2021). That is their recommendation, not a clinical consensus, but a pad under the head end costs nothing to set up. For the wider picture of what can go wrong, see our guide to inversion table side effects and risks.

When to Replace a Part

None of the sources above give a replacement schedule, and neither brand publishes one. The practical rule is to inspect the parts that carry your weight before you invert, and to replace rather than improvise when you see any of these:

• Wear you can see: ankle cups or pads that are torn, cracked or flattened, and a tether or strap that is frayed, cut or stretched.
• Play that wasn’t there before: an ankle system or frame joint that wobbles, or a pin that no longer seats fully.
• A lock that doesn’t lock: an ankle mechanism that won’t latch, or releases with less effort than it used to.

Innova Replacement Parts: Contact Support With Your Part Number

Innova doesn’t run an online parts store, and its site has no dedicated parts or warranty page. Every parts request goes through the general Contact Us form, by email to support@innovaproductsinc.com, or by phone (Innova).

Where the Part Number Lives

Innova asks for three identifiers before it can help: Model Number, PC Code and Part Number (Innova). Its form tells you where to find each of the three (Innova):

• Model Number: on the front of the owner’s manual, the short side of the box, or on the large stickers behind the backrest.
• PC Code: at the top right of the owner’s manual, the short side of the box, or on the smallest sticker behind the backrest.
• Part Number: in the “Parts Listing” toward the end of the owner’s manual, or on the Exploded View diagram.

The ITX9600 manual, the one Innova manual we have read cover to cover, ends with that numbered parts table and a diagram. It asks you to give the model number, the PC code and the part number (or installation step number) when you contact customer service (Innova). We expect other Innova manuals follow the same layout, but we have only confirmed it on the ITX9600.

What the Contact Form Asks For

Beyond the three numbers, the form asks where and when you bought the table, a reason for the inquiry and a full shipping address. It also lets you upload up to three pictures and three receipt files, up to 4MB each (Innova). Use both.

Fitting the Part: Nylon Lock Nuts

Innova’s FAQ explains a common snag when fitting frame hardware. Its tables use nylon lock nuts for extra security, so a bolt only turns a couple of threads by hand. You need two wrenches, one to hold the bolt and one to turn the nut (Innova).

A nut that spins on easily is not doing its job. The same FAQ also explains how to tell the right base frame from the left (the warning sticker is on the right front base frame), which helps if you are replacing one side (Innova).

For more on Innova’s range and which model fits whom, see our Innova inversion table buying guide.

If You Own a Different Brand

We have only documented Teeter’s and Innova’s processes. For other brands, the same approach should hold: find the model number and the numbered parts list in your manual, then contact the maker with both.

If your table is a Health Gear, whose maker has stopped trading, our page on what happened to Health Gear inversion tables covers the parts route that is left. An Ironman’s manual gives a service address at Paradigm Health & Wellness, as our Ironman inversion table page shows, and for a Body Champ IT8070 or IT6100 the model number and manual are where to start, as our Body Champ inversion table page explains. If the maker no longer supports your table, or it is an older model with a worn ankle system, a replacement table may be the safer buy. Our guide to the best inversion tables compares the current options on capacity, ankle system and warranty.