Future Motion Recalls Onewheel Self-Balancing Electric Skateboards Due to Crash Hazard; Four Deaths Reported
CPSC recall 23299. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The skateboards can stop balancing the rider if the boards' limits are exceeded, posing a crash hazard that can result in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Onewheel electric skateboards. Consumers with the Onewheel GT, Onewheel Pint X, Onewheel Pint, or Onewheel+ XR electric skateboards should download or update the Onewheel app, and use the app to update the firmware on their board to include Haptic Buzz alert functionality. Haptic Buzz is a tactile and audible warning system that provides the rider with a buzzing sensation and sound when nearing the limits of the board or when in low battery or error states. The firmware update for the Onewheel GT will be available within one week, with the firmware update for the Pint X, Pint, and XR launching within six weeks.
CPSC recall 23299 has the recall date 29 Sep 2023. The notice names the firm Future Motion. The recall has about 300,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2023 has 7,250 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Crash.
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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 | Future Motion has received dozens of reports of incidents involving the electric skateboards, including four reported deaths between 2019 and 2021 and injuries such as traumatic brain injury, concussion, paralysis, upper-body fractures, lower-body fractures and ligament damage. The reported deaths resulted from head trauma and, in at least three of those incidents, the rider was not wearing a helmet. |
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| Units | 300,000 |
| Remedy options | Refund, Repair |
| Description | This recall involves all models of Future Motion Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards, including Onewheel (original), Onewheel+, Onewheel+ XR, Onewheel Pint, Onewheel Pint X and Onewheel GT. The model name is on the side of the skateboard. The Onewheel logo is printed on the rail of the skateboards. |
| Product | Onewheel Electric Skateboards (all models), 300000 |
| Sold at | Online at www.onewheel.com and other websites and at independent shops nationwide from January 2014 through September 2023 for between $1,050 and $2,200. |
| Manufacturer | Future Motion Inc |
| Made in | United States |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 300,000Median of 2023: 7,250
- CPSC recalls of 2023
- 324
- Recalls of 2023 with one of the same hazards
- 11%
- Recalls on the register that name Future Motion
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2022 | Future Motion Recalls Footpads for Onewheel GT Electric Skateboards Due to Bystander Injury Hazard (Recall Alert) |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 23299The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 23299. https://recallregister.com/product/9727-future-motion-recalls-onewheel-self-balancing-electric-skateboards-due/. 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 23299 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Future Motion has received dozens of reports of incidents involving the electric skateboards, including four reported deaths between 2019 and 2021 and injuries such as traumatic brain injury, concussion, paralysis, upper-body fractures, lower-body fractures and ligament damage. The reported deaths resulted from head trauma and, in at least three of those incidents, the rider was not wearing a helmet.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Online at www.onewheel.com and other websites and at independent shops nationwide from January 2014 through September 2023 for between $1,050 and $2,200.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 23299?
- CPSC lists 2 remedy options:
Refund, Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 23299?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
300000