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Smart Balance Wheel Self-Balancing Scooters/Hoverboards Recalled by Salvage World Due to Explosion and Fire Hazards is CPSC recall #18034, announced on November 14, 2017. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves Smart Balance Wheel self-balancing scooters, commonly referred to as hoverboards. Hoverboards have two wheels at either end of a platform and are powered by lithium-ion battery packs. The hoverboard were sold in black, white, red, or blue. The remedy is consumers should immediately stop using these recalled scooters/hoverboards and contact salvage world for instructions on returning their hoverboard for a store credit.. Affected brand: Salvage World.
This recall involves Smart Balance Wheel self-balancing scooters, commonly referred to as hoverboards. Hoverboards have two wheels at either end of a platform and are powered by lithium-ion battery packs. The hoverboard were sold in black, white, red, or blue.
Affected products
Self-balancing scooters/hoverboards
Recalled brands
Salvage World
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled scooters/hoverboards and contact Salvage World for instructions on returning their hoverboard for a store credit.
Recall date
November 14, 2017
CPSC recall #18034 covers Smart Balance Wheel Self-Balancing Scooters/Hoverboards Recalled by Salvage World Due to Explosion and Fire Hazards, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on November 14, 2017. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves Smart Balance Wheel self-balancing scooters, commonly referred to as hoverboards. Hoverboards have two wheels at either end of a platform and are powered by lithium-ion battery packs. The hoverboard were sold in black, white, red, or blue.
The CPSC remedy for recall #18034 is consumers should immediately stop using these recalled scooters/hoverboards and contact salvage world for instructions on returning their hoverboard for a store credit.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
If you sell Smart Balance Wheel Self-Balancing Scooters/Hoverboards Recalled by Salvage World Due to Explosion and Fire Hazards on Shopify, stop selling the affected units immediately, notify customers who purchased them, and consider whether you have a Section 15(b) reporting obligation to the CPSC. RecallDocket helps Shopify merchants identify affected SKUs and prepare the required safety report.
The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/Smart-Balance-Wheel-SelfBalancing-ScootersHoverboards-Recalled-by-Salvage-World-Due-to-Explosion-and-Fire-Hazards. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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