NEW YORK — Segway is recalling about 220,000 of its scooters bought around the U.S. because of a fall danger that has led to person accidents starting from bruises to damaged bones.
In step with a realize printed by way of the U.S. Client Product Protection Fee, the folding mechanism in Segway’s Ninebot Max G30P and Max G30LP KickScooters can fail all the way through use — inflicting the handlebars or stem of the scooters to fold.
That may end up in critical accidents, the Fee warns. Thursday’s recall realize notes that Segway has gained 68 studies of folding mechanism screw ups — and 20 accidents that come with abrasions, bruises, lacerations and damaged bones.
Customers in ownership of those now-recalled scooters are suggested to forestall the usage of them right away and phone Segway to request a loose repairs equipment. This equipment contains gear and step by step directions to check out and alter the scooters’ locking mechanism as wanted, Segway says.
“Through the years, relying on using prerequisites, the folding mechanism might require periodic assessments and tightening,” California-based Segway writes on its web site. “No returns or replacements are concerned.”
In step with the CPSC, the Segway scooters concerned on this recall have been manufactured in China and Malaysia and bought at in-person outlets around the U.S. — like Easiest Purchase, Costco, Walmart, Goal and Sam’s Membership, in addition to on-line at Segway.com and Amazon.com, between January 2020 and February 2025. Sale costs ranged from $600 to $1,000.
