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02-20-2016, 08:14 PM
Swagway tells consumers to stop using its hoverboards
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Following the U.S. government's declaration that hoverboards currently being sold are unsafe (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/hoverboards-unsafe/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), Swagway, one of the most high profile hoverboard brands, is telling consumers to stop using its device
"In complying with the CPSC's requirements, we ask customers who have purchased a Swagway to refrain from using their boards in the interim," a Swagway spokesperson told Mashable on Saturday
See also: U.S. government declares hoverboards unsafe (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/hoverboards-unsafe/)
Although the advisory from Swagway doesn't constitute an official recall of the product (something the CPSC is urging all hoverboard manufacturers to consider), the stunning move on Swagway's part is a major step toward ack**wledging the U.S. government's safety concerns. Although, at this point, the company has **t offered any details on possible refunds to customers who purchased the device Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/20/swagway-hoverboard/)
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Following the U.S. government's declaration that hoverboards currently being sold are unsafe (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/hoverboards-unsafe/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), Swagway, one of the most high profile hoverboard brands, is telling consumers to stop using its device
"In complying with the CPSC's requirements, we ask customers who have purchased a Swagway to refrain from using their boards in the interim," a Swagway spokesperson told Mashable on Saturday
See also: U.S. government declares hoverboards unsafe (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/hoverboards-unsafe/)
Although the advisory from Swagway doesn't constitute an official recall of the product (something the CPSC is urging all hoverboard manufacturers to consider), the stunning move on Swagway's part is a major step toward ack**wledging the U.S. government's safety concerns. Although, at this point, the company has **t offered any details on possible refunds to customers who purchased the device Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/20/swagway-hoverboard/)
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