Anyone own a Segway - they're being recalled - all of them.
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Anyone own a Segway - they're being recalled - all of them.
According to KYW News Radio (Philadelphia area)
"Segway is recalling all 23,500 of the self-balancing scooters because of a software glitch that can make its wheels unexpectedly reverse direction, causing riders to fall off.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says consumers should stop using the vehicles immediately.
Segway has received six reports of problems with the "Personal Transporter," resulting in head and wrist injuries, according to the agency.
Segway is offering a free software upgrade that will fix the problem. The upgrades will be done at Segway's 100 dealerships and service centers around the world, according to Segway spokeswoman Carla Vallone, and the company will pay to ship the devices to the appropriate center if need be.
It is the second time the scooters, which sell for about $4,000 to $5,500, have been recalled since they first went on sale in 2002. The 2003 recall involved involved a problem that could cause riders to fall off when its battery ran out of juice."
Good grief!
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