This comparison covers 8 official alert references, including self-balancing scooter (hoverboard), self-balancing scooter, published from 2019-01-18 to 2021-11-05. The recorded risks raise separate evidence questions about operating/charging heat, accessible edges. Compare the product features and dated findings below before scoping an investigation. These historical observations do not determine your product’s compliance or a market failure rate.
Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.
Dated official observations
Compare the product features and reported failure mechanism
The source wording below describes the reported case at that time. Read each complete report before using it in an investigation.
Report published 2021-11-05 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Black and blue self-balancing scooter for use as a personal transport device for persons with lithium ion battery (36 V 4 Ah/44 Wh), and battery charger Model: XHK-916-42015. Product weight: 7.5 kg [1]
Reported risk explanation
The product featured poor quality as the power cords, which are exposed to movement between the two motors, are routed through a steel pipe with burr edges at both ends. During the life of the product, the insulation of the power cords will be damaged by the sharp edges to such an extend that the battery may short-circuit and explode during use. As a result, the user might lose control and fall off the scooter and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and of the European standards EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2 and EN 62133-2. [1]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 20/09/2021Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 20/09/2021 [1]
Report published 2021-10-01 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Black and yellow self-balancing scooter for use as a personal transport device for persons with lithium ion battery (25.2 V 4 Ah), lighting and battery charger (AOI 08294155DD1). Product sold online. [2]
Reported risk explanation
The battery does not have a device that monitors the cells temperature, hence it may overheat during charging, and the hoverboard cover may ignite. The product may cause a fire and the user may suffer burns. In addition, the power cords, which are exposed to movement between the two motors, are routed through a steel pipe with burr edges at both ends. During the life of the product, the insulation of the power cords can be damaged by the sharp edges, the battery may short-circuit and explode during use. As a result, the user might lose control and fall off the scooter and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the of the Low Voltage Directive and of the European standards EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2 and EN 62133. [2]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 14/07/2021 [2]
Report published 2021-09-17 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Red self-balancing scooter for use as a personal transport device for persons with lithium ion battery (36V, 2 Ah), and LED lighting and battery charger: HLT-118A-4200400E. The product was also sold online. [3]
Reported risk explanation
The battery does not have a device that monitors the cells temperature, hence it may overheat during charging, and the hoverboard cover may ignite. The product may cause a fire and the user may suffer burns. In addition, the power cords, which are exposed to movement between the two motors, are routed through a steel pipe with sharp edges at both ends. During the life of the product, the insulation of the power cords can be damaged by the sharp edges, the battery may short-circuit and explode during use. As a result, the user might lose control and fall off the scooter and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the relevant European standards EN 60335 and EN 62133. [3]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 17/08/2021Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 17/08/2021 [3]
Report published 2021-06-04 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Black and green self-balancing scooter for use as a personal transport device for persons with lithium ion battery and battery charger. [4]
Reported risk explanation
The battery does not have a device that monitors the cells temperature, hence it may overheat during charging, and the hoverboard cover may ignite. The product may cause a fire and the user may suffer burns.In addition, the product featured poor quality as the power cords, which are exposed to movement between the two motors, are routed through a steel pipe with burr edges at both ends. During the life of the product, the insulation of the power cords will be damaged by the sharp edges to such that in the battery may short-circuit occurs and explodes during use. As a result, the user might lose control and fall off the scooter and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and of the relevant European standards EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2 and EN 62133-2. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 28/11/2020Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 28/11/2020 [4]
Report published 2021-05-14 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Black and yellow self-balancing scooter for use as a personal transport device for persons with lithium ion battery (36 V 4 Ah), LED lighting and battery charger. Size: 605 mm*194 mm*181 mm. The product is also sold online. [5]
Reported risk explanation
The product featured poor quality as the power cords, which are exposed to movement between the two motors, are routed through a steel pipe with burr edges at both ends. During the life of the product, the insulation of the power cords will be damaged by the sharp edges to such that in the battery may short-circuit occurs and explodes during use. As a result, the user might lose control and fall off the scooter and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and of the relevant European standards EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2 and EN 62133-2. [5]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 07/11/2020 [5]
Report published 2021-05-14 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Self-balancing scooter for use as a personal transport device for persons with lithium ion battery (36 V 2 Ah), LED lighting and battery charger nr. XHK-800-4208. The product was sold online, in particular via eMAG. [6]
Reported risk explanation
The battery does not have a device that monitors the cells temperature, hence it may overheat during charging, and the hoverboard cover may ignite. The product may cause a fire and the user may suffer burns. In addition, the power cords, which are exposed to movement between the two motors, are routed through a steel pipe with burr edges at both ends. During the life of the product, the insulation of the power cords will be damaged by the sharp edges to such that in the battery may short-circuit occurs and explodes during use. As a result, the user might lose control and fall off the scooter and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and of the relevant European standards EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2 and EN 62133-2. [6]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 07/01/2021Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 07/01/2021 [6]
Report published 2021-05-14 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Pink self-balancing scooter for use as a personal transport device for persons with lithium ion battery and battery charger. [7]
Reported risk explanation
The product featured poor quality as the power cords, which are exposed to movement between the two motors, are routed through a steel pipe with burr edges at both ends. During the life of the product, the insulation of the power cords will be damaged by the sharp edges to such that in the battery may short-circuit occurs and explodes during use. As a result, the user might lose control and fall off the scooter and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and of the relevant European standards EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2 and EN 62133-2. [7]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 26/10/2020 [7]
Report published 2019-01-18 · notifying country The Netherlands · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
2-wheel self-balancing scooter (hoverboard), including instructions, and charger. Charger Input: 100-240V~ Output: DC 42V. Packaged in a rectangular cardboard box marked with 'IO HAWK’ and a picture of a balance scooter. [8]
Reported risk explanation
The charging circuit of the product has no cut-off switch.The battery can consequently overcharge and overheat which may lead to a fire. Furthermore, the plastic housing of the hoverboard can easily catch fire. The internal electric wiring of the hoverboard is in contact with sharp edges which may damage the isolation.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and the relevant European Standards EN 62133 and EN 60335-1. [8]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 24/09/2018 [8]
8 distinct official alert references, published between 2019-01-18 and 2021-11-05. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.
Report year
Recorded alerts
2019
1
2021
7
Recorded risk labels within this evidence task
Label combinations are source facts within one comparison; they do not create separate guides with identical preparation tasks.
Burns, Fire: 1 recorded references
Burns, Fire, Injuries: 4 recorded references
Fire, Injuries: 2 recorded references
Injuries: 1 recorded references
Source selection, exclusions and calculation method
Filter the acquired, completely parsed English weekly XML releases. Deduplicate official alert references. Group by product category and the complete set of conditional evidence-question topics supported by actual risk text. Risk-label combinations remain recorded cohort facets and do not create buyer intents. Brand, product name, model, origin, notifying country, measurement-only changes and different wording of the same questions do not create intents. Unrecognized mechanisms stay internal for enrichment. Count report years and notifying countries deterministically. Display at most eight newest descriptions with at least 40 characters after whitespace normalization, nonempty reported measures and distinct casefolded descriptions; break date ties by official identifier. All cohort records count even if their description is shorter or not displayed. This is not a representative sample. Counts concern this acquired corpus only.
One acquired version per official public alert reference. Display at most eight newest distinct product descriptions whose normalized whitespace-collapsed text contains at least 40 characters and has nonempty reported measures; ties sort by official identifier. The complete cohort includes shorter descriptions. This is an explicit display selection, not a representative sample.
8 distinct descriptions displayed; 0 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {}.
These are selected, dated enforcement observations in the acquired weekly reports, not a random market sample, market-wide failure rate, proof of current product status, or a determination about your product. Notification country is not a complete sales-market or jurisdiction-coverage field. A quoted legal/standard reference is the report’s statement, not independently verified current law or a mandatory test panel.
Calculation safety-gate-evidence-comparison-10; units recorded alerts; no incidence denominator.
Turn the reported failure mechanism into a scoped investigation
Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.
Operating heat and battery/charging configuration — what evidence do we have?
If the product includes the reported battery configuration, compare the actual operating or charging heat mechanism with cell/charger specifications, protection circuitry and foreseeable use. Keep heat or electrochemical injury following mouthing or swallowing separate; it does not establish a charging fault.
Useful evidence: Cell/charger specifications, protection design, operating limits, assembly/revision history and existing thermal/electrical evidence.
Accessible edges and points — what evidence do we have?
Compare the particular accessible edge or point, material, geometry and use conditions with the reported cutting mechanism. Ask a specialist to justify the applicable assessment and criteria for your actual product and users.
Useful evidence: Dimensioned edge/point drawings, material and finish specifications, use/accessibility context and relevant existing evaluation.
Can we trace the affected component, formula or design revision across our supplied products?
Compare the reported descriptions with your own identifiers and change records. Treat missing or “Unknown” source fields as unresolved; they do not establish that no action was needed.
Useful evidence: Product identifiers, revision history, supplier/batch traceability and market/operator records.
Who would own an evidence review and any resulting corrective-action decision?
Read the reported measures as historical observations. Establish your own operator roles, sector-specific rules, decision owner and communication responsibilities before adopting another case’s response.
Conditional: Product-risk evidence and operator-role review — Compare the recorded product features and failure mechanism with your product. Confirm the applicable product regime, deciding evidence, operator responsibilities and justified next steps. This does not assume that GPSR or a representative appointment applies to every alert category.
Questions for providers
Which specific product features and reported risk mechanism make these cases relevant or irrelevant to our product?
What current legal, standards or scientific sources support your proposed investigation criteria, and what cannot be concluded from these dated alerts?
Which existing evidence can answer the risk question, what additional work is justified, and who owns any resulting corrective-action decision?
Sources and data dates
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