Walmart Swagton Scotter remembers after it caused an apartment fire

Nearly 18,000 Swagton electric motorcycles are called by Walmart due to fire and safety concerns regarding Li -Ion batteries. There were seven reports on SG-5 Swagger 5 Boost “Boast” high temperature, smoking, melting or igniting ” According to the Consumer Product Safety Committee (CPSC)Including the fire that caused burns and “great damage to the property” of a residential residential building.

The summons affects about 17,970 SG-5 Swagger 5 Boost units sold at Walmart and Sam’s Club between May 2018 and October 2024, where instructions are sent via email on how to get a full recovery. Exact models-SWGR5-V2-SSLV, Swgr5-V2-2, SG5 Boost, SG-5S, 96262-2, 96262-9, SG-5S, and 96560-2-cost between $ 175 and $ 450, and have their model The numbers on the side of the surface scooter.

Swagtron itself, which sold SG-5 Swagger 5 Boost directly via its website, Significantly He did not Call For steam bike. CPSC said that Swagton has already ignored its requests for summons and information about the product. We have contacted Swagtron to comment.

“Consumers should immediately stop using electric motorcycles that have been called and shipped, cut the suffocating wire, and get rid of the entire product after procedures to get rid of local and loyal hazardous waste,” CPSC said in the summons.

The summons follows Previous warning issued by CPSC in OctoberUrged consumers to stop using the SG-5 Swagger 5 motorcycles purchased from the Sturcher Supply, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Amazon, Ebay and Swagtron 2019 on the way up. At that time, CPSC said it was aware of 139 additional reports on fire or heat incidents involving other Swagton products and criticized the company for its failure to provide safety information.