IMOTO HOVERBOARD PROBLEMS FULL

IMOTO HOVERBOARD PROBLEMS FULL

The full list of the affected products is, referred to by the CPSC as self-balancing scooters, is available here. If you have one of these products in your home, contact the manufacturer immediately for a refund or authorized repair. So far, five companies account for almost 95% of the recalled units in order, they are Swagway, Hovertrax, iMoto, Powerboard, and the Hype Roam. The issue is so widespread in the toys that the US Trade Commission banned all hoverboards not manufactured by Segway in March. We wrote about the problems that plagued the popular toy in January, when the news broke that the low quality mass-produced Li-ion batteries that powered the devices were explosively discharging.

Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled products and contact the recalling company to return their hoverboard for a full refund, a free repair or a free replacement depending on the model.”

The scope of the problemįorbes reported “There have been at least 99 incidents reports of the battery packs in self-balancing scooters/hoverboards overheating, sparking, smoking, catching fire and/or exploding including reports of burn injuries and property damage. The low quality Lithium-ion batteries have a nasty habit of exploding at inopportune moments and setting fire to nearby structures. Now, the CPSC has issued recalls for multiple companies concerning some half a million “hoverboards” with defective battery packs. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has had an interesting time recently handling a glut of defective products the Ikea recall in late June affected some 29 million units, one of the largest recalls in US history.

Imoto hoverboard problems