Segway remembers 220,000 scooters after mechanical glitch injures 20
Segway is recalling about 220,000 Segway scooters offered nationwide as a result of the product’s folding mechanism can fail whereas in use, posing a fall hazard that has left 20 individuals with accidents together with damaged bones, bruises and lacerations, the corporate stated Thursday.
The recall includes all Segway Ninebot Max G3OP and Max G30LP KickScooters, in response to a discover posted by the U.S. Client Product Security Fee. Los Angeles-based Segway stated it has obtained 68 studies of folding mechanism failures, together with the 20 accidents.
Manufactured in China and Malaysia, the scooters offered on-line at Amazon.com and Segway.com and at Finest Purchase, Costco, Sam’s Membership, Goal and Walmart for between $600 and $1,000 from January 2020 via February 2025.
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The Max G30LP KickScooter is grey with yellow accents and the Max G30P is black with yellow accents. The model title “ninebot” seems on the foot platform and the highest of the handlebars.
Shoppers ought to cease utilizing the recalled scooters and call Segway to find out whether or not the folding mechanism wants adjustment and to get a free upkeep package that features instruments and directions on checking and tightening the mechanism.
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Segway could be reached at 800-914-6110 from 9 a.m. to five p.m. Monday via Friday, by electronic mail at recall@segway.com, or on-line at https://service.segway.com/recall or www.segway.com — click on on “Recall Heart” on the backside of the web page for extra data.
The recall will not be the primary by Segway. The corporate in November recalled about 1,400 Segway Ninebot P100 KickScooters after getting 31 studies of damaged entrance forks on the scooters and 6 accidents. It additionally recalled Ninebot Youngsters bike helmets that didn’t adjust to federal security requirements in March of 2022.
Segway has modified palms a number of instances. U.Ok. businessman Jimi Heselden in 2010 died in an accident involving a Segway motorized scooter after his engineering agency acquired the corporate.
