Hoverboard battery packs sold at Walmart, Target, Amazon recalled over fire hazard
Razor issued a recall for 237,000 lithium-ion GLW battery packs
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning for hoverboards sold at major retailers nationwide because their lithium batteries pose a fire hazard.
Razor issued a recall for 237,000 lithium-ion GLW battery packs, which are located inside the Hovertrax 2.0 Self-Balancing Hoverboards, according to CPSC.
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The batteries can overheat and cause the products to smoke, catch fire or even explode, according to the agency.
There have already been over 20 reports of the self-balancing products overheating, "including some reports of smoke or fire." However, there haven't been any reports of injuries.
Hovertrax 2.0 Self-Balancing Hoverboards (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. )
The hoverboards were available at Walmart, Target and Toys R Us stores around the nation as well as online at Amazon.com and Walmart.com from September 2016 through 2018.
Other stores across the nation are also impacted, CPSC reported.
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"Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled self-balancing scooters/hoverboards," CPSC said.
Razor told consumers to contact them for instructions on how to obtain a prepaid shipping carton to send the GLW battery pack back to the company for a free replacement battery pack.