LIME powered scooters
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 9, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 9, 2020the latest report was made
- Jun 9, 2020the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- LIME
- Maker
- LimeMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Powered scootersCPSC’s product type: Scooters, powered (code 5022), in Sports and Recreation: Cycling, Scooters, Skateboards & Skates
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2020 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Hospital admission Made Jun 9, 2020, sent to the company Jul 9, 2020, published by CPSC Jul 30, 2020
The product, in the report: LIME company electric motorized scooter marketed to consumer as “transportation for that last mile” the scooters are dropped off in various convenient locations in metropolitan areas for quick pick up and ride.
A severe injury caused by a fall from a rented electric scooter in motion resulting in head injury, facial fractures and severe dental injury/loss of teeth requiring surgery and hospitalization.
The e-scooter company is LIME These electric scooters are for short term rental by the minute in many metropolitan areas of the US, activated by the swipe of a credit card. THERE IS NO CURRENT SAFETY REGULATION OF THE SCOOTERS There is no helmet provided or required by LIME before a rider can use the scooter. They can be rented at night. They are operated on car occupied streets.
- Where
- Austin, Texas: Street or Highway
- Who was involved
- Age 29, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand LIME, made or sold by Lime
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Hospital Admission
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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