Onewheel Recalls 300,000 Electric Skateboards After 4 Deaths and Dozens of Injuries

About 300,000 Onewheel electric skateboards recalled due to crash hazards that can cause serious injury or death
Future Motion received 4 reports of deaths and dozens of injury reports involving Onewheel models from 2019-2021
Recalled models lack "haptic buzz" alert to warn riders when board is nearing its limits
Reported injuries include traumatic brain injury, fractures, concussion, paralysis, and ligament damage
Riders should download app update for "haptic buzz" alert for GT, Pint X, Pint, and XR models

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