fluidfreeride Recalls Mercane WideWheel Electric Scooters Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)
Recall 20702 · Oct 4, 2019 · fluidfreeride
1,800
units affected
1,800
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 20702
- Date
- Oct 4, 2019
- Company
- fluidfreeride
- Units affected
- 1,800
- Product
- Mercane WideWheel Electric Kick Scooters
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Crash risk
The product
This recall involves all Mercane WideWheel electric kick scooters. The foldable electric scooters are gray aluminum alloy and have four-inch-wide wheels. WideWheel and Mercane are printed on the scooter's platform. The recalled scooters have a single 500W motor with an 8.8Ah battery or dual 500W motors with a 13.2Ah battery.
What can happen
The brake caliper can fail causing the rider to lose control and suffer serious bodily harm, posing fall and injury hazards.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the electric scooters and contact fluidfreeride for a free repair. fluidfreeride is contacting all known purchasers directly.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received 15 reports of brake failure and four reports of injuries including two bloody knees, lower back bruises and a sprained ankle.
- Sold at
- Online at fluidfreeride.com, Amazon.com and ebay.com from October 2018 through September 2019 for between $1,000 and $1,200.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled mercane widewheel electric kick scooters?
Consumers should immediately stop using the electric scooters and contact fluidfreeride for a free repair. fluidfreeride is contacting all known purchasers directly.
What is the hazard?
The brake caliper can fail causing the rider to lose control and suffer serious bodily harm, posing fall and injury hazards.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.