“At first glance, it is easy to believe the risk of falling off a hoverboard is an obvious one and to dismiss those injuries as user inexperience or error,” said Kaye in a statement. CPSC said it expects other manufacturers and retailers to follow suit, who has been investigating hoverboard safety issues since December.īecause of “the increasing number of serious injuries and emergency room visits associated with these products,” the commission announced that it was looking into dozens of blazes involving the smart boards, thought to be caused by lithium-ion batteries and the hoverboards’ electronic wiring.
The CPSC has not made any determinations to date about the safety of the specific brands they are investigating.
The Office of Consumer Affairs is today providing an update on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission’s investigation into the safety risks of hoverboards.
The Office of Consumer Affairs provided an update on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission’s investigation into the safety risks of hoverboards, and also urged consumers who own hoverboards to “use them with great caution.”