# Smart Balance Wheel Self-Balancing Scooters/Hoverboards Recalled by Salvage World Due to Explosion and Fire Hazards
> **CPSC recall** · 2017-11-14 · 18034 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 18034
- **Date:** 2017-11-14
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Self-balancing scooters/hoverboards

## Hazards

The lithium-ion battery packs in the self-balancing scooters/hoverboards can overheat, posing a risk of smoking, catching fire and/or exploding.

## Remedies

Refund

## Retailer(s)

Salvage World stores in Hattiesburg, Mississippi from August 2016 through March 2017 for about $150.

## Importer(s)

Salvage World, of Hattiesburg, Miss.

## Country of manufacture

Unknown

## Description

This recall involves Smart Balance Wheel self-balancing scooters, commonly referred to as hoverboards. Hoverboards have two wheels at either end of a platform and are powered by lithium-ion battery packs. The hoverboard were sold in black, white, red, or blue.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/Smart-Balance-Wheel-SelfBalancing-ScootersHoverboards-Recalled-by-Salvage-World-Due-to-Explosion-and-Fire-Hazards)
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