CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using EVERCROSS EV5 Hoverboards Due to Fire Hazard; Sold on Amazon.com and Walmart.com
Product: EVERCROSS EV5 hoverboards
This is a CPSC Warning, not a recall.
CPSC issues a warning when it has asked a firm to recall a product and no recall has been agreed. The notice below gives an instruction (stop using the product) and does not announce a recall remedy. We do not describe this product as recalled.
CPSC's notice says: “EVERCROSS has not agreed to recall these hoverboards or offer a remedy to consumers.”
Warning number: 24-143
- Hazard
CPSC is warning consumers to immediately stop using EVERCROSS EV5 hoverboards because they pose a risk of fire to consumers.
- What CPSC says to do
CPSC urges consumers to immediately remove the battery packs from the hoverboards and dispose of them following local hazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Description
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using EVERCROSS EV5 hoverboards because they pose a risk of fire to consumers. CPSC has received one report of a fire, resulting in substantial property damage to a residential building in New York City in May 2023.The hoverboards are manufactured in China by Jinhua Smart Electric Technology Co. Ltd. The hoverboards are black, blue or pink. EVERCROSS is printed on the front of the hoverboards. […] EVERCROSS has not agreed to recall these hoverboards or offer a remedy to consumers. CPSC urges consumers to immediately remove the battery packs from the hoverboards and dispose of them following local hazardous waste disposal procedures. Never throw lithium batteries into the trash or general recycling. Instead, take them to your local battery recycler or hazardous waste collection center. Report incidents involving these hoverboards, or any product-related injury, on www. SaferProducts.gov.
- Published
- March 7, 2024
Regulator & source
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) · cpsc.gov
Official CPSC warning: cpsc.gov/Warnings/2024/CPSC-Warns-Consumers-to-Immediately-Stop-Using-EVERCROSS-EV5-Hoverboards-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Sold-on-Amazon-com-and-Walmart-com
Last updated November 8, 2026
Sources
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Source: cpsc.gov/Warnings/2024/CPSC-Warns-Consumers-to-Immediately-Stop-Using-EVERCROSS-EV5-Hoverboards-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Sold-on-Amazon-com-and-Walmart-com