If you experienced deja vu translate that headline , there ’s good understanding . The proliferation ofso - called“hoverboards ” ( i.e. ego - balance scooters ) has come up withlots of safety issuesandrecalls . This time , at least , the boards aren’tspontaneously combusting .
On Thursday , DGL Group , the electrical distributor of the Hover-1 Superfly Hoverboard , ask owners tostop using thescooters . The New Jersey - based society has issued a safe recall of 93,000 hoverboards manufacture in China , according tothe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ( CPSC ) .
“ Consumers should block off using the hoverboards immediately , and contact DGL Group , Ltd. Consumers will then be provided educational activity on how to ship affected unit of measurement to an authorized repair store costless of flush , ” wrote the company in its online statement . DGL further provide both a phone telephone number and anonline formwhich hoverboard owners can use to get in touch with the company .
A mugshot of the offending hoverboard.Image:U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Apparently , a software malfunction means the boards are liable to continue prompt , even when the rider is n’t actively controlling the control board . In other words : They might go when you desire them to give up .
CPSC has so far received 29 reports about the software issue , and “ four minor hurt have been reported , ” the watchdog group said .
The callback specifically affect inglorious fashion model H1 - SPFY hoverboards which were sell at Best Buy between October 4 , 2020 and October 17 , 2021 . The encroachment board in series numbers are as follows :
SPFY - BLK - GO-2008SPFY - BLK - GO-2009SPFY - BLK - GO-2010
This callback is just the belated in a series of preceding safety issues with hoverboards . In2016and 2017 at least 17 different model of ego - poise scooters were call back , allot to CPSC . All of those prior recalls had to do with explosion and/or attack risk — many hoverboards have had issues with impromptu going up in flaming .
Because of the uh … random and perpetual combustion risk of exposure , retailers likeAmazon , Overstock , andTargethave previously pulled hoverboard products for periods of time . Plus , theU.S. Postal Serviceadjustedhowthey ship them andairlinescreated their own rules around them too .
However , individually from the fiery recalls and BAN , self - balancing scooters causea whole lot ofinjuries — on the face of it even when they ’re not malfunctioning . So , maybe do n’t await for the next recollection to reconsider the hoverboard in your life .
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