![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/onewheel-snowboard-shop-halts-sales-after-four-deaths-in-us/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/131310331_mediaitem131310329.jpg&description=Image source, Getty Images UK store The Snowboard Shop has pulled Onewheel electric skateboards from sale with immediate effect following a recall in the US. US watchdog the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled all 300,000 of the devices that have been sold, after four people died while riding them. It said Onewheels posed a crash hazard that could result in serious injury or death. The Snowboard Shop told the BBC it would contact its UK customers. It said people who had purchased Onewheels would be notified while it looked into the issue, and it had approached the manufacturer for clarification. It has chosen to keep the products on its website in order to provide a link to the product recall notice, but there is no "buy" button. Would-be customers can instead only "enquire" about them, and it is responding to enquiries with information about the recall. The BBC has approached Future Motion, which makes the electric skateboards, to ask if the recall covers customers who bought theirs through UK resellers. Other distributors of Onewheel electric skateboards in the UK have also been approached for comment. Last year, the CPSC urged people to stop using Onewheels . At the time, Future Motion objected and said they were safe "when operated following basic safe riding principles common to any board sport". It said there was "no reason" for people to stop using their devices. Now, according to a legal document filed by Future Motion in September , the firm is facing 31 lawsuits from people in the US who "allege that they fell because the Onewheel stopped or shut off unexpectedly". It said in the filings that no case relating to the electric skateboards had ever been tested in court. The recall involves all models of Onewheel electric skateboards, which includes the original Onewheel, as well as the Onewheel+, Onewheel+ XR, Onewheel Pint, Onewheel Pint X and Onewheel GT models. The CPSC said Future Motion received "dozens of reports" involving the devices, whic){kind=link}
All Onewheel electric skateboards sold worldwide will be recalled after four people died while riding them.
US watchdog the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled all 300,000 devices sold in the US, citing a risk of crashes causing serious injuries.
Future Motion, which makes Onewheels, told the BBC the recall applies to all customers, not just those in the US.
A UK government spokesperson told the BBC it would make enquiries and “take action swiftly” if required.
Future Motion said that UK customers could visit its website to view their options, which range from a software update to a $100 (£82) store credit, depending on the make and model of their skateboard.