CPSC staff has consulted with test laboratories, lithium-ion battery representatives and other outside experts to verify safe design practices for use of lithium-ion batteries in hoverboards. “CPSC staff is focusing on the components of the lithium-ion battery packs as well as their interaction with the circuit boards inside the units. Kaye said in a recent statement on the safety of hoverboards and the status of the investigation.Īccording to Kaye, the agency is trying to find the root cause of hoverboard fires. “We are actively investigating a number of companies that make or sell hoverboards,” U.S. Many of these fires occurred indoors and could have resulted in serious injuries if they had not been put out by consumers, the agency stated.ĬPSC engineers continue to test hoverboards at its National Product Testing and Evaluation Center in Rockville, Maryland. Thus far, the fires have caused $2 million in property damage as well as the destruction of two homes and a car. According to the letter, drafted by Robert Howell, acting director office of compliance and field operations at the CPSC, the agency has received reports of 52 hoverboard fires in 24 states between Decemand February 17, 2016.
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