Incident Description:   The Worcester Fire Department Fire Investigation Unit responded to a structure fire that originated in a hoverboard. It was reported that the hoverboard was charging at the time of the fire. Two hoverboard chargers were found in the area of origin - neither was the same brand as the hoverboard.

Incident Description:   Hoverboard was charging and the lithium batteries overheated, exploded and caused a fire. Hoverboard was purchased new recently from Target. Hoverboard was on charge for approximately 3 hours. No know problems reported by property owners. Hoverboard caught fire and caused damage to the home.

Incident Description:   My son had plugged his Hoverboard in to charge. When he unplugged the charger from the Hoverboard there was smoke and sparks. The Hoverboard charged for approx 1-2 hours.

Incident Description:   On December 2, 201 5, I purchased a hoverboard online for my 12-year-old son from Hoverboard 360 as a Christmas present. The compnay had a mailing address in New York, New York and promised 2-day delivery on the item. The company's website also advertised the hoverboards as complying with U.S. safety standards. Sometime around December 17, 2015, I received a hoverboard in a box labeled IMOTO, shipped from Hong Kong. After closely examining the hoverboard, I saw no manufacturer's label or...

Incident Description:   Our Hoverboard LLC Self-Balancing Hoverboard began smoking after being ridden

Incident Description:   I bought my son a 6.5 classis hoverboard - Smart Balance Scooter a couple years ago. He used it a few times and it has been sitting for longer than he used it. He gave it to my daughter last week since he doesn't use it anymore. My daughter used it for a day off and on until the charge was about to run out. She turned in on the next morning and the lights flashed like the battery was running out, so she tried to turn it off. It wouldn't turn off, then it made a loud popping sound and started...

Incident Description:   Hoverboard was ridden a few days and charged. The hoverboard was in a moving vehicle when the operator heard a crackling sound then noticed the gold color hoverboard changing colors to black. the owner of the vehicle heard a "pop" sound then a piece shot off the board with a small flame. He stopped the car then heard another loud "pop" and saw another part of the board "explode" with heavier flames. HE exited his vehicle and called 911. The vehicle is a total loss. The Hoverboard was...

Incident Description:   This caller is reporting that her mother purchased a hoverboard from their online site around November 2015 and sent it to her 14 year old son for Christmas 2015. Her son placed the hoverboard on charge around the second week in January 2016 but after approximately one half hour his mother smelled plastic burning and during investigating the source of the odor went into her son's room. She saw smoke coming from the hoverboard; she grabbed a towel, threw it over the hoverboard and...

Recall Description:  This recall involves model year 2020 Hover-1 Superfly Hoverboards model H1-SPFY. They were sold in black only with blue LED lights on the hoverboard deck near the foot pads. Hover-1 is written on the front of the hoverboard. Recalled hoverboards have a serial number on the bottom of the hoverboard beginning with SPFY-BLK-GO-2008, SPFY-BLK-GO-2009 or SPFY-BLK-GO-2010. A warning label can be found on the...

Recall Description:  This recall involves certain Hover-1 Helix hoverboards. The recalled hoverboards have serial numbers containing 15914, 19203, or 19988 as the fifth code in the six-code serial number affixed to the bottom of the board. The hoverboards were sold in camouflage and galaxy colors. "Hover-1" is printed on the front of the hoverboard. The model "Hover-1 Helix" and the serial number are printed on separate labels on the bottom of...