Federal regulators recall 53K hoverboards after sisters die in fire

Hoverboards recalled after two sisters killed in fire

More than 50,000 self-balancing scooters/hoverboards have been recalled due to a fire hazard after two girls were killed.

This hoverboard is being recalled after a fire that killed two children

According to a notice on the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) website, the 42-volt Jetson Rogue is being recalled because the lithium-ion battery packs in the hoverboards can overheat.

Hoverboards recalled after 2 girls die in house fire

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — More than 50,000 hoverboards are being recalled because they can catch fire, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall comes after two young girls died in a house fire last spring. Investigators later determined that the family's 42-volt Jetson Rogue hoverboard likely sparked the fire, according to the CPSC. The CPSC said the sisters, ages 10 and 15, died of smoke inhalation as the fire…

Hoverboards recalled after children die in fire

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on Jetson Rogue hoverboards after two children were killed when the board overheated and started a fire. According to the CPSC, a 10-year-old girl and her 15-year-old sister died of a fire in Hellertown, Pennsylvania on April 1st, 2022. Authorities said the fire started with the 42-volt Jetson Rogue and then spread to other portions of the house, killing the…

Hoverboards recalled after two sisters killed in fire

More than 50,000 self-balancing scooters/hoverboards have been recalled due to a fire hazard after two girls were killed.

Hoverboards sold at Target recalled after child, teenager die in Pennsylvania fire

About 53,000 self-balancing scooters, also known as hoverboards, sold by Jetson Electric Bikes are being recalled after a 10-year-old and a 15-year-old died in a fire in Pennsylvania last year believed to be started by the product.The CPSC announced Thursday, March 30, the recall of the 42-volt Jetson Rogue self-balancing scooters/hoverboards, saying that the lithium-ion battery packs in the product can overheat, posing a fire hazard. There have…