fluidfreeride Recalls Mercane WideWheel Electric Scooters Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)
USfluidfreeride Recalls Mercane WideWheel Electric Scooters Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The brake caliper can fail causing the rider to lose control and suffer serious bodily harm, posing fall and injury hazards.
Product Description & Identification
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.
Affected Products
Mercane WideWheel Electric Kick Scooters
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/fluidfreeride-Recalls-Mercane-WideWheel-Electric-Scooters-Due-to-Fall-and-Injury-Hazards-Recall-Alert |
| Title | fluidfreeride Recalls Mercane WideWheel Electric Scooters Due to Fall and Injury Hazards (Recall Alert) |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/1620_1.png |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled WideWheel electric kick scooter |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/1620_2.png |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Brake caliper installed on recalled electric scooter |
| Hazards › Name | The brake caliper can fail causing the rider to lose control and suffer serious bodily harm, posing fall and injury hazards. |
| Injuries › Name | 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. |
| Products › Name | Mercane WideWheel Electric Kick Scooters |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 1,800 (In addition, about 66 were sold in Canada) |
| Recall I D | 8680 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should immediately stop using the electric scooters and contact fluidfreeride for a free repair. fluidfreeride is contacting all known purchasers directly. |
| Importers › Name | Leitmotif Services, d/b/a fluidfreeride, of Miami, Florida |
| Retailers › Name | Online at fluidfreeride.com, Amazon.com and ebay.com from October 2018 through September 2019 for between $1,000 and $1,200. |
| Recall Date | 2019-10-04T00:00:00 |
| Description | 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. |
| Recall Number | 20702 |
| Remedy Options › Option | Repair |
| Consumer Contact | fluidfreeride toll-free at 855-949-0192 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, e-mail support@fluidfreeride.com or go to www.fluidfreeride.com and click on Recall at the top of the page for more information. |
| Last Publish Date | 2019-10-04T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |
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