Half A Million HoverBoards Recalled In US

Cases whereby these Hover boards have caused injuries are not that much but SAFETY first right?
The Hover boards tend to be unstable and they catch fire after a few hours of use.

During December, The U.K Trading Standards Agency seized about 38,000 of these scooters.

Here are a few of the models recalled;

• 267,000 Swagway X1s
• 84,000 iMotos
• 70,000 Powerboards
• 28,000 Hovertraxs
• 25,000 Hype Roams
• 16,000 Hover-Ways

Safety certificates

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the Chinese retailer Alibaba had given it a commitment that in the future it would require sellers to have safety check certificates for the hoverboards they sell via its sites.
However, the recall is not limited to kit sold via AliExpress.com and Alibaba.com.