![]() ![]() The firm states that it always encourages riders to carefully educate themselves on how to use the board safely, ride within their abilities, and wear a helmet and other safety gear. The firm sees no reason for riders to stop using their boards or new riders to not purchase one. ![]() As summarized, the firm states that all Onewheel electric skateboards are safe when operated following basic safe riding principles common to any board sport. The company objects to this press release. Under section 6(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, the CPSC is required to include with this press release any comments from the manufacturer or a summary thereof. ĬPSC urges consumers NOT to resell or donate the Onewheel so others are not put in danger by the hazard. Report incidents with the Onewheel and any dangerous product or a product-related injury on. If you already own one or purchased one, do not use it due to the ejection hazard. CPSC intends to continue pursuing a recall for consumers.ĬPSC urges consumers not to buy the Onewheel. Current models are priced between $1050 and $2200.įuture Motion has refused to agree to an acceptable recall of the product. The Onewheel products have been sold since 2014, online at and by authorized independent dealers nationwide. The serial number can be found on the underside of the bottom of the skateboard rail. The Onewheel logo is printed on the skateboard’s wheel. The brand (Onewheel) and model (e.g., Onewheel+, Pint, GT) appear on the side of the skateboard. The Onewheel products are self-balancing electric skateboards with a single wheel in the middle of the board and front and rear footpads where the rider stands astride the wheel. Reported injuries include traumatic brain injury, concussion, paralysis, upper-body fractures, lower-body fractures, and ligament damage. The reported deaths resulted from head trauma. There have been at least four reported deaths between 20 and multiple reports of serious injuries after the product failed to balance the rider or suddenly stopped while in motion. CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using all Onewheel models (Onewheel, Onewheel+, Onewheel+ XR, Onewheel Pint, Onewheel Pint X, and Onewheel GT).ĬPSC evaluated the Onewheel products and found that they can cause the rider to be ejected from the product, which can result in serious injury or death to the rider. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about the risk of death and serious injury with Future Motion’s Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards.
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