NEW YORK — Segway is recalling about 220,000 of its scooters bought around the U.S. because of a fall danger that has ended in person accidents starting from bruises to damaged bones.In step with a realize printed through the U.S. Client Product Protection Fee, the folding mechanism in Segway’s Ninebot Max G30P and Max G30LP KickScooters can fail throughout use — inflicting the handlebars or stem of the scooters to fold.That may end up in severe accidents, the Fee warns. Thursday’s recall realize notes that Segway has gained 68 stories of folding mechanism screw ups — with 20 accidents that come with abrasions, bruises, lacerations and damaged bones.Customers in ownership of those now-recalled scooters are prompt to forestall the use of them right away and get in touch with Segway to request a unfastened upkeep package. This package contains gear and step by step directions to check out and modify the scooters’ locking mechanism as wanted, Segway says.“Through the years, relying on using prerequisites, the folding mechanism would possibly require periodic tests and tightening,” California-based Segway writes on its site. “No returns or replacements are concerned.”In step with the CPSC, the Segway scooters concerned on this recall had been manufactured in China and Malaysia and bought at outlets around the U.S. — like Perfect 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.
Segway remembers 220K scooters because of fall danger that has ended in 20 accidents
