Future Motion announced the recall Onewheel Self-Balancing Electric Skateboards after receiving dozens of reports of incidents, including deaths.
, released Sept. 29, the skateboards can stop balancing the rider if the boards’ limits are exceeded, posing a crash hazard that can result in serious injury or death.
Future Motion has received dozens of reports of incidents involving the electric skateboards, including four reported deaths between 2019 and 2021 and injuries such as traumatic brain injury, concussion, paralysis, upper-body fractures, lower-body fractures and ligament damage. CPSC said the reported deaths resulted from head trauma and, in at least three of those incidents, the rider was not wearing a helmet. Future Motion and the CPSC said they encourage all riders to wear personal protective equipment while riding.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officially start car recalls after receiving complaints from consumers.
This recall involves all models of Future Motion Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards, including Onewheel , Onewheel+, Onewheel+ XR, Onewheel Pint, Onewheel Pint X and Onewheel GT. The model name is on the side of the skateboard. The Onewheel logo is printed on the rail of the skateboards.and other websites and shops nationwide from January 2014 through September 2023.
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