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PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL
Effective: September 14, 2006
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The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC)
announces the following recall
in voluntary cooperation with
the firm below. Consumers should
stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise
instructed. |
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Name of product: |
Segway Personal Transporter
(PT) [also known as the
Segway Human Transporter
(HT)] |
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Units: |
About 23,500 |
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Manufacturer: |
Segway Inc., of Bedford,
New Hampshire. |
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Hazard: |
The personal transporter can
unexpectedly apply reverse
torque to the wheels, which can
cause a rider to fall. This can
occur when the device is tilted
back by the Speed Limiter and
the rider comes off and then
back onto the device within a
short period of time. |
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Incidents/Injuries: |
Segway Inc. has received six
reports of the personal
transporter not operating
properly, resulting in injuries
to the head and wrist of users. |
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Description and Models: |
This recall involves all
Segway PT i167, i170
and i180 ("iSeries")
models, the p133 ("p
Series"), XT
("cross-terrain transporter"),
GT ("golf transporter")
and i2 models. These
units were sold to consumers and
commercial customers. All
e167 ("e Series") models,
which were sold to commercial
users, also are included in this
recall. No other models are
involved in this recall. The
name, "Segway", appears on the
front bumper and/or on the
handlebars of the personal
transporter. |
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Sold through: |
Segway authorized dealers and
distributors, directly from
Segway Inc., and by certain
resellers from March 2002
through mid-September 2006 for
prices ranging from $4,000 to
$5,500. |
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Manufactured in: |
United States |
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Remedy: |
Consumers should stop using the
Segway PT immediately and
contact the company to receive a
free software upgrade. |
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Consumer Contact: |
Call Segway Inc. at (800)
750-6557 between 8 a.m. and
8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday,
or visit www.segway.com.
Segway Inc. and Segway
authorized dealers and
distributors are directly
notifying owners of these
products. |
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