Oct 2, 2023
The maker of Onewheel resisted recalls for almost a year.
Future Motion, the maker of the Onewheel electric skateboard, is recalling every one of them, including 300,000 Onewheel self-balancing vehicles in the US. Alongside the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the company now seeks to remedy the products after four known death cases — three without a helmet — between 2019 and 2021.
Huh. 75% of deaths occurred without a helmet.
If you have one of these deathwheels you're entitled to either (1) a free firmware update or (2) $100 towards purchase of a newer deathwheel.
