A Pennsylvania fire marshal determined that a Jetson Rogue was the point of origin of a fire that killed two children, the CPSC notice says. The boys’ parents are suing Jetson and Target, where they say they purchased the hoverboard, claiming the two companies should have known of the risk of fire-related injuries due to the Jetson Rogue’s design. (The parents originally sued Walmart, but modified their complaint to sue Target.)
The CPSC also says that “there have been numerous other reports of burned, sparking, or melting recalled scooters/hoverboards, several of which involved reports of flames.” Both the CPSC and Jetson are urging customers to stop using and charging their Jetson Rogues and to contact Jetson for a refund.
The Rogue recall affects approximately 53,000 units of hoverboards sold by Target from August 2018 through June 2019 and on Jetson’s website from January 2019 through November 2021. If you have an affected unit, you can contact Jetson following the instructions in the CPSC notice or is the Jetson websitewhich includes images that might help you identify if you have one of the recalled models.
Other Jetson hoverboard models are not part of the recall and are still for sale.
