Segway Inc. Announces Recall to Repair Segway® Personal Transporters
CPSC recall 06258. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The personal transporter can unexpectedly apply reverse torque to the wheels, which can cause a rider to fall. This can occur when the device is tilted back by the Speed Limiter and the rider comes off and then back onto the device within a short period of time.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the Segway PT immediately and contact the company to receive a free software upgrade.
CPSC recall 06258 has the recall date 14 Sep 2006. The notice names the firm Segway. The recall has about 23,500 units. The median CPSC recall of 2006 has 15,200 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall. CPSC gives the product type Human Transporters.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | Segway Inc. has received six reports of the personal transporter not operating properly, resulting in injuries to the head and wrist of users. |
|---|---|
| Units | 23,500 |
| Description | This recall involves all Segway PT i167, i170 and i180 ("i Series") models, the p133 ("p Series"), XT ("cross-terrain transporter"), GT ("golf transporter") and i2 models. These units were sold to consumers and commercial customers. All e167 ("e Series") models, which were sold to commercial users, also are included in this recall. No other models are involved in this recall. The name, "Segway", appears on the front bumper and/or on the handlebars of the personal transporter. |
| Product | Segway Personal Transporter (PT) [also known as the Segway Human Transporter (HT)], About 23,500, Human Transporters |
| Sold at | Segway authorized dealers and distributors, directly from Segway Inc., and by certain resellers from March 2002 through mid-September 2006 for prices ranging from $4,000 to $5,500. |
| Manufacturer | Segway Inc |
| Made in | United States |
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- Hazard: Fall
- Category: Human Transporters
- CPSC recalls of 2006
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 23,500Median of 2006: 15,200
- CPSC recalls of 2006
- 319
- Recalls of 2006 with one of the same hazards
- 20%
- Recalls of 2006 in the category Human Transporters
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Segway
- 6
Other recalls of the firm
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 06258The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 06258. https://recallregister.com/product/3357-segway-inc-announces-recall-to-repair-segway-personal-transporters/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 06258 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Segway Inc. has received six reports of the personal transporter not operating properly, resulting in injuries to the head and wrist of users.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Segway authorized dealers and distributors, directly from Segway Inc., and by certain resellers from March 2002 through mid-September 2006 for prices ranging from $4,000 to $5,500.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 06258?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 23,500
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
United States