Hoverboards and their ilk have overheated or caught fire hundreds of times this year, killing at least 19 people and sending more than 20 others to hospital emergency rooms in 39 states.
Hoverboards and their ilk have overheated or caught fire hundreds of times this year, killing at least 19 people and sending more than 20 others to hospital emergency rooms in 39 states, federal officials said this week in urging manufacturers to follow voluntary safety standards.
From the start of January through November 28, 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission received at least 208 reports of electric scooters, e-bikes and other so-called micro-mobility products overheating or bursting into flames, the agency said in a newsThe incidents resulted in at least 19 deaths, including five related to e-scooters, 11 with hoverboards and three connected to e-bikes, the agency said.
Products that don't comply with established standards"may pose an unreasonable risk to consumers of fire and serious injury or death," CPSC stated Monday in ato more than 2,000 manufacturers and importers. Complying with standards"significantly reduces the risk of injuries and deaths from micro-mobility device fires," the letter said.
Manufacturers were urged to review their product lines."Failure to do so puts U.S. consumers at risk of serious harm and may result in enforcement action," cautioned Robert Kaye, director of the office of compliance and field operations at CPSC.over four years, stemming from use of the products. CPSC recorded at least 71 deaths from 2017 through 2020. after getting hit by an e-scooter while crossing the street in New York City in June of 2021.
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