Hoverboard LLC Recalls Self-Balancing Scooters/Hoverboards Due to Fire Hazard
Product: Self-balancing scooters/hoverboards
Recall number: 16210
- Hazard
The lithium-ion battery packs in the self-balancing scooters/hoverboards can overheat, posing a risk of the products smoking, catching fire and/or exploding.
- What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled products. The firm is no longer in business. A remedy is no longer available.
- Description
This recall involves Powerboard brand self-balancing scooters, commonly referred to as hoverboards. The hoverboards have two wheels at either end of a platform and are powered by lithium-ion battery packs. Powerboard brand hoverboards model #PB-001 were sold in green, blue, black, red, white, chrome, gold chrome and pink, and can be identified by the POWERBOARD marking on the left side of the board.
- Recall date
- July 6, 2016
No confirmed match to a specific product in our database yet for this recall.
Regulator & source
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) · cpsc.gov
Official recall notice: cpsc.gov/Recalls/2016/Hoverboard-LLC-Recalls-Self-Balancing-Scooters-Hoverboards
Last updated September 24, 2026