Virtually 18,000 Swagtron electrical scooters are being recalled by Walmart resulting from fireplace and security considerations relating to their lithium-ion batteries. There have been seven experiences of SG-5 Swagger 5 Increase batteries “overheating, smoking, melting or igniting” according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), together with a hearth that brought about burn accidents and “substantial property injury” to a residential condominium constructing.
The recall impacts about 17,970 SG-5 Swagger 5 Increase models offered at Walmart and Sam’s Membership between Might 2018 and October 2024, with prospects being emailed directions on the way to obtain a full refund. The affected fashions — SWGR5-V2-SLV, SWGR5-V2-2, SG5 Increase, SG-5S, 96262-2, 96262-9, SG-5S, and 96560-2 — price between $175 and $450, and have their mannequin numbers positioned on the facet of the scooter deck.
Swagtron itself, which offered the SG-5 Swagger 5 Increase instantly by way of its personal web site, notably hasn’t issued a recall for the scooter. The CPSC mentioned that Swagtron has truly ignored its requests for a recall and details about the product. We have now reached out to Swagtron for remark.
“Shoppers ought to instantly cease utilizing and charging the recalled electrical scooters, reduce the throttle wire, and get rid of your entire product following native and state hazardous waste disposal procedures,” the CPSC mentioned in its recall discover.
The recall follows an earlier warning issued by the CPSC in October, urging customers to stop utilizing SG-5 Swagger 5 Increase scooters that had been bought from Tractor Provide, Finest Purchase, Walmart, Sam’s Membership, Amazon, eBay, and Swagtron’s web site from 2019 onwards. On the time, the CPSC mentioned it was additionally conscious of 139 further experiences of fireside or thermal incidents involving different Swagtron merchandise and criticized the corporate for failing to supply security info.