Onewheel denied its e-skateboard models were unsafe nearly a year before it issued a worldwide recall.
models are being recalled following reports of at least four deaths and multiple injuries between 2019 and 2021. The recall was issued on Friday and includes 300,000 of the skateboards sold worldwide and the Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to stop using the skateboard immediately.: “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.
The update will become available for the GT model within one week after the recall announcement and will be available within six weeks for the Pint X, Pint, and XR models, the company said.At the time, Onewheel denied that its e-skateboards were not safe and said: “The firm sees no reason for riders to stop using their boards or new riders to not purchase one,” the CPSC said in a November 2022.
Although the recalled Onewheel models are still listed on Future Motion’s website, the option to purchase the product is disabled and instead provides a link to the recall page. Meanwhile, consumers who have the original Onewheel or Onewheel+ models which are not eligible for a firmware update can reach out to Future Motion to receive a pro-rated refund upon disposing of the product, the CPSC said.
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