Gotrax hoverboards and electric skateboards
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jun 7, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Jun 7, 2025the latest report was made
- Jan 29, 2022the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Gotrax
- Maker
- GotraxMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Hoverboards and electric skateboardsCPSC’s product type: Hoverboards and powered skateboards (code 5025), in Sports and Recreation: Cycling, Scooters, Skateboards & Skates
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2025 | 1 |
| June 2022 | 1 |
| January 2022 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Jun 7, 2025, sent to the company Jun 11, 2025, published by CPSC Jun 26, 2025
The product, in the report: Hoverboard GOTRAX EDGE with 6.5 led wheels 24.25”L x 9”W x 8.5”H
Hoverboard Gotrax started to spin like crazy and shake and I fell down, I broke my shoulder and had surgery. Now I have metal things in it
- Model
- I returned it
- UPC
- 810132397844
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Bought
- Mar 16, 2025
- Where
- Roebuck, South Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Gotrax, made or sold by Gotrax
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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First aid Made Jun 14, 2022, sent to the company Jun 16, 2022, published by CPSC Jul 8, 2022
The product, in the report: Gotrax nova hoverboard with self balancing blue. More info in uploaded area
I plugged in the hoverboard to charge and noticed the light wasn’t on so I pulled the plug out of it. When I pulled it out the plug was on fire.. I blew out the fire. If you plug the cord in smoke comes out of the port.
- UPC
- 850015504969
- Bought from
- Target.com
- Bought
- Jun 22, 2021
- Where
- Clarkston, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 40, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand GoTrax, made or sold by Gotrax
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Jan 29, 2022, sent to the company Feb 7, 2022, published by CPSC Feb 22, 2022
The product, in the report: Gotrax Flash Black
Gotrax Flash Hoverboard when turned on wasn’t functioning. Read user manual and started to perform calibration instructions as directed. During this process device started to smell and then smoke. Stopped process immediately and threw device in the snow outside.
- Model
- Flash
- Serial number
- GTSFL2011BLA1232
- Where
- Hinesburg, Vermont: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 13, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Gotrax, made or sold by Gotrax
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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.
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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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.