Scooters / Skateboards, Powered

54YOF CONCUSSION, FELL OFF HOVERBOARD TO CONCRETE FLOOR

10 YOF RT WRIST INJURY AFTER A FALL OFF THE HOVER BOARD 1 HR AGO. DX WRIST SPRAIN

26 YOF INJURED ELBOW,KNEE,HEAD,FELL ON A ELECTRIC *** SCOOTER,2 DAYS AGO AT RECREATIONAL AREA. DX-RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN,STRAIN RIGHT KNEE,ACUTE HA,CONCUSSION

8 YOM INJURED LOWER ARM,FELL OFF HOVER BOARD,AT HOME. DX-COLLES' FRACTURE RIGHT RADIUS

14YOF FELL OFF A HOVERBOARD AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO RIGHT ELBOW

L ANKLE FX/15YOWM AT HOME WAS HOVERBOARDING PTA, LOST CONTROL, FELL OFF, AND LANDED ON L LEG INJURING L ANKLE.

6YOF FELL OFF A HOVERBOARD AND SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY

66YOF WAS RIDING ON A HOVERBOARD AND FELL OFF INJURING LEFT ELBOW DX LEFT ELBOW DISLOCATION

28 Y/O F WAS RIDING HOVERBOARD FELL OFF HIT FLOOR AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM

3 YO F C/O TAILBONE PAIN AFTER FALL OFF A HOVERBOARD ON 12/24/2018 DX LOW BACK PAIN COCCYGEAL PAIN

7YOF WAS RIDING ON A HOVERBOARD AND FELL OFF ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY

48YOF OCCIPITAL HEAD PAIN FROM FALL, RIDING ON *** WHEN FELL, DX-CONCUSSION W/LOC, SCALP LACERATION

We bought a faulty hover board from Hover-1, part of the DGL Group located in Edison NJ. We have contacted them, but they refuse to fix it or replace it. It's a safety hazard as the board just stops when it dies and throws the rider off. It's suppose to give a low battery warning, but it doesn't. This is a serious safety issue that should be addressed.

Text of Submitter's e-mail message dated September 29, 2015: Subject: Formal complaint / recall required MotoTec 1600w Dirt Electric Skateboard DUAL MOTOR I'm lucky to be alive writing this. Through walmart, I purchased the MotoTec 1600w Dirt Electric Skateboard DUAL MOTOR. After my 10th ride or so, I was riding down the street going 15/18 mph. I accidentally touched the top of the controller and hit the speed button. The wheels instantly locked up. You can imagine what happened next. I barrel rolled down the asphalt about 40ft. I have scrapes and road rash and internal bruises all over. I am an adventurous person and also an engineer. I know that these types of remotes need to have a failsafe in case buttons are accidentally or intentionally pressed. It should absolutely not lock up the wheels if I press ANY button. It needs to disable all buttons while the board is in motion. This is the worst safety oversight I have ever seen in a product. I am 35 years old. I cringe when I think of a kid using this, accidentally (or even intentionally) pressing a button and then possibly getting hit by a car. I very strongly urge you to stop selling and distributing this until this problem is fixed. You also need to notify those that have purchased it of this problem. This needs to happen immediately. Go ahead and test one, but if mine did it, others will do it too.

We purchased this hoverboard in December of 2017 and according to Amazon it had a recall when we bought it. It caught on fire this morning and if I wouldn't have been at home it would have burned my house down.

I conducted a fire investigation involving a a Smart Balance Wheel hoverboard. Unit was approximately 3 years old. It was being charged for approximately 40 minutes at the time of the incident. Unit was removed outdoors where the unit burst into open flame consuming the entire hover board. Minor radiant damage to dwelling. No reported injuries Point of origin is lithium battery pack. Fire extinguished by [REDACTED] Fire Department

This caller is reporting that her mother purchased a hoverboard from their online site around November 2015 and sent it to her 14 year old son for Christmas 2015. Her son placed the hoverboard on charge around the second week in January 2016 but after approximately one half hour his mother smelled plastic burning and during investigating the source of the odor went into her son's room. She saw smoke coming from the hoverboard; she grabbed a towel, threw it over the hoverboard and kicked the plug out of the outlet which caused sparks at the wall/outlet area. She moved the hoverboard and used the towel to suffocate any source of heat that could cause it to burst into flames. When she removed the towel she saw that the unit had melted in half with cracks on the halves. When she tried to pick the hoverboard up after it cooled it broke in half. She has now found that Swagway has recalled the unit and she is asking for CPSC to assist her with obtaining a refund for this hoverboard because both she and her now 15 year old son are afraid to have another hoverboard in their home. There are no injuries to report She has contacted Swagway numerous times attempting to obtain a refund and she has populated information in forms that they have instructed her to enter information.

I had 3 hoverboards in the garage. One of them was plugged into the charger. The Hoverboard caught fire (I am not sure whether it was the one charging or one of the other 2). The fire caused extensive damage to the garage, two nearby cars in the garage, and smoke damage in the house. I can provide pictures if needed. The fire department was called to assist and they confirmed this was the cause of the fire.

I purchased an electric bicycle back in December from farbike.com. I assembled it as per manufacturer's instructions and took it to a bicycle mechanic to be certain. The design of the bike is such that if you do not attach the battery just right, it will sit imperfectly but still run. I was riding to work one day and the battery fell off the bike. I took it home and attempted to charge and it started sparking, so I undid it and contacted the manufacturer. They asked for it back, so I sent it. Two months later, I finally get a new battery in. The new battery refuses to hold a charge, so I contacted them again, and suggested the charger might have been damaged as well. They sent me a new charger. With a new battery AND new charger, I then went to charge it overnight, as per the instructions. In the morning, I awoke to flashes of light and popping noises; the battery was sparking and jumping from the table I'd set it on. But I could not get close enough to unplug it as the sparks were too powerful. It set my couch, then my walls and entire home on fire and I lost everything. The Alamo Heights Fire Department has a report; they said if I hadn't awoken when I did I probably would not have awoken at all; the smoke and heat rising upstairs to my loft would have choked me. We contacted the company, who passed us off to various sales reps but refused to answer our questions on liability or compensation, then passed us off to a rep in China who claimed to know nothing and has since ignored us. No refund on bike, no replacements, no compensation for thousands of dollars in damages to mine and my landlord's property. This company needs to be held accountable! http://www.farbike.com/x-treme-x-cursion-xb-310li-folding-electric-bike

My son had plugged his Hoverboard in to charge. When he unplugged the charger from the Hoverboard there was smoke and sparks. The Hoverboard charged for approx 1-2 hours.