A Pennsylvania fire chief determined that a Jetson Rogue was the cause of a fire that killed two children, the CPSC report said. The children’s parents are suing Jetson and Target, where they say they bought the hoverboard, claiming the two companies should have known about the risk of fire-related injuries from the Jetson Rogue’s design. (The parents originally sued Walmart, but amended their complaint to sue Target.)
The CPSC also says that “there have been multiple other reports of the recalled scooters/hoverboards burning, sparking or melting, several of which reported flames.” Both the CPSC and Jetson are urging customers to stop using and charging their Jetson Rogues and to contact Jetson for a refund.
Rogue’s recall affects approximately 53,000 units of hoverboards sold by Target from August 2018 to June 2019 and on the Jetson website from January 2019 to November 2021. If you have an affected unit, please contact Jetson at the instructions on the CPSC notice or on Jetson’s websitewith images that can help you determine if you have one of the recalled models.
Other Jetson hoverboard models are not part of the recall and are still for sale.
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