E-Bike and Scooter Battery Recalls

The lithium-ion battery is what makes an e-bike or electric scooter useful, and it is also the part behind many of the safety notices issued for these products. A failing pack can catch fire quickly and without much warning, sometimes while it is not even charging. This page summarizes the main battery-related recalls and warnings the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued for e-bikes, scooters and hoverboards, explains why several of them are warnings with no remedy attached, and sets out the CPSC’s advice on charging and disposal.

Recalls and warnings at a glance

Details are from the CPSC notices linked under Sources. We could not confirm which remedy programs remain open. Where the table says “see notice”, we could not read the remedy in the notice text available to us.

Why some of these are warnings, not recalls

A recall comes with a remedy the company has agreed to. When a company does not agree to a recall the CPSC considers acceptable, the agency can warn the public on its own, and that is what happened with the Rad Power Bikes and Ridstar notices, and with an earlier 2024 warning about Unit Pack Power batteries.

For owners the difference is practical: there is no refund or replacement program to claim from. In the Rad Power Bikes notice the CPSC says the company told it that it could not offer replacement batteries or refunds to all owners. Rad has said that its newer Safe Shield and semi-integrated batteries are not covered by the warning and that independent laboratories retested the affected packs and passed them. The CPSC’s advice to stop using the listed batteries stands regardless. Our guide to how recall refunds work explains what options remain when there is nothing to claim.

How to check yours

1. Find the battery’s own label. Several of these notices are about a battery model, not a bike model. The Rad numbers, for example, are printed on the back of the battery.
2. Check the date code where the notice gives one.
3. Search the CPSC site for both the bike or scooter brand and the battery brand. Our guide to checking whether a product has been recalled shows how.
4. Check any replacement or second battery too. Batteries sold separately are often covered by the same notice.

How big is the problem?

The CPSC’s most recent report on these products, published in April 2026, counts 533 deaths associated with e-bikes, e-scooters and hoverboards from 2017 to 2024, the large majority of which did not involve a battery fire. Of the total, it attributes 19 e-bike deaths, 15 e-scooter deaths and 11 hoverboard deaths to fires involving lithium-ion batteries. Its earlier analysis found that most reported fires started while the device was charging or just after.

Battery fires are a minority of those deaths. The reason to take them seriously is where and when they happen: the CPSC notes that many lithium-ion battery fires in homes start at night, while a battery is charging and the household is asleep.

Charging and storing any e-bike or scooter battery

The CPSC’s guidance for micromobility products:

• Be present while the battery charges. Never charge it while you are asleep.
• Use only the charger supplied with the device.
• Use only an approved replacement battery. Never use a pack that has been modified or rebuilt by someone unqualified, or one made from used cells.
• Buy devices and batteries certified to the relevant safety standards: UL 2849 for e-bikes, UL 2272 for scooters and hoverboards, and UL 2271 for battery packs.
• Never put a lithium battery in the trash or general recycling. Take it to a battery recycler or a hazardous waste collection center.

A certification mark is worth having but is not proof on its own: the Transpro recall above involved labels the batteries were not entitled to carry. The same care applies to smaller lithium products; see our summary of power bank recalls. Our lithium battery safety guide covers charging, storage and disposal for every kind of battery product, and how to spot a failing battery lists the warning signs.

Is a mandatory standard coming?

The standards above are voluntary at federal level. In June 2026 the CPSC approved for public comment a proposed mandatory safety standard for lithium-ion batteries in these products. It is a proposal, not a rule, and we found no indication that it has been finalized.

How we researched this

This summary is based on CPSC recall notices, CPSC warnings and the agency’s published report and guidance on micromobility products. We did not test any battery. We name a company only where a CPSC notice does, and the incident figures are those in each notice when it was issued. A warning or recall about one battery or model is not a finding about a company’s other products.