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U.S. Government Agency Declares Hoverboards Unsafe
Source: NBC News
FEB 19 2016, 3:54 PM ET
U.S. Government Agency Declares Hoverboards Unsafe
by MARCIA BREEN
They were one of the hottest-selling items of the holiday season, but Friday the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission says no hoverboard currently on the market can be considered safe.
Never mind that the things don't actually hover. The CPSC is putting hoverboard manufacturers, importers and retailers on notice: meet safety standards or face recall or seizure at ports.
"Consumers risk serious injury or death if their self-balancing scooters ignite and burn," the government agency said in an official letter it sent out issuing a new set of safety standards for the gliding gadgets.
Hoverboards have been prone to defects, including but not limited to: catching fire while in motion and burning down entire houses.
The CPSC's letter states that the agency "considers self-balancing scooters that do not meet the safety standards referenced above to be defective, and that they may present a substantial product hazard … or could be determined to be an imminent hazard."
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U.S. Government Agency Declares Hoverboards Unsafe
by MARCIA BREEN
They were one of the hottest-selling items of the holiday season, but Friday the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission says no hoverboard currently on the market can be considered safe.
Never mind that the things don't actually hover. The CPSC is putting hoverboard manufacturers, importers and retailers on notice: meet safety standards or face recall or seizure at ports.
"Consumers risk serious injury or death if their self-balancing scooters ignite and burn," the government agency said in an official letter it sent out issuing a new set of safety standards for the gliding gadgets.
Hoverboards have been prone to defects, including but not limited to: catching fire while in motion and burning down entire houses.
The CPSC's letter states that the agency "considers self-balancing scooters that do not meet the safety standards referenced above to be defective, and that they may present a substantial product hazard … or could be determined to be an imminent hazard."
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Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/u-s-government-agency-declares-hoverboards-unsafe-n521881
