Pulse Performance Recalls Children’s Electric Scooters Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target
Kids’ product recall 17-072. Announced by CPSC on Jan 24, 2017.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 24, 2017. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The knuckle that joins the wheel to the axle can break, posing a fall hazard to the rider.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled scooters away from children and contact Pulse Performance Products for a full refund.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: Pulse Performance Products toll-free at 844-287-8711 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.pulsescooters.com and click on “CPSC Safety Recalls” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Pulse Safe Start Transform electric scooters for children with manufacturing date codes between September 10, 2016 and October 11, 2016. The date code is printed on a label located under the platform in format XX(month)/XX(day)/2016 - 066QY. The scooters were sold in blue and have two wheels in front and one in the rear.
About 8,900 units, as CPSC gives them.
Children’s electric scooters.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Pulse Performance Products, a division, Bravo Sports, of Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
- Imported by Target Corp., Minneapolis, Minn.
- Distributed by Target Corp., Minneapolis, Minn.
- Target stores nationwide from October 2016 through November 2016 for about $100.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.