Hoverboards & Self-Balancing Scooters: known problems
7 products with sourced known problems. Pick one to see what to check before you buy.
Safety first in Hoverboards & Self-Balancing Scooters
Reports of a product catching fire, exploding or shocking its owner, each linked to the page it came from.
- Non-UL certified Hovertrax hoverboards recalled by CPSC for fire hazard (July 2016)Razor Hovertrax 2.0 · 3 reports
- CPSC recall 16-211: Swagway self-balancing scooters/hoverboards battery pack can overheat, smoke, catch fire or explodeSwagway X2 · 2 reports
- Hovertrax lithium-ion battery pack can overheat, smoke, catch fire or explode (2016 CPSC recall)Razor Hovertrax · 2 reports
Gotrax2 products
Hover-11 products
Razor2 products
Segway-Ninebot1 products
Swagway1 products
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These reports come from the pages linked under each item: owner forums, repair guides and workshops. They are not a diagnosis of any one unit, and a careful check of the one you are buying still applies.