Does my Onewheel need to be part of a recall for me to have a claim?

Product liability law asks whether your board was defective or unreasonably dangerous and whether that condition caused your injury, not whether the CPSC happened to name it in a recall notice.

Your board may fall outside the two existing Onewheel recalls for several reasons. The September 2023 recall covered roughly 300,000 boards across six models, and the August 2022 recall covered about 20,500 GT footpads, both defined by specific serial numbers and production periods.

A board outside those ranges, or a newer model released after 2023, simply was not evaluated as part of either action.

Litigation has moved forward on this basis already

Federal Onewheel litigation has not limited itself to recalled boards. In the consolidated Onewheel MDL, a 2024 court order allowed plaintiffs to amend their claims alleging that a Onewheel Pint X had a manufacturing defect, finding the allegations sufficient to move the case forward.

• Manufacturing defects: your specific board may have departed from its intended specifications during production
• Design defects: the underlying engineering itself may create an unreasonable danger, independent of any recall
• Failure to warn: you may not have received adequate warnings about a known risk

That ruling addressed whether the claims could proceed, not a final finding that every Pint X is defective. It does show that a board's absence from a recall list has not stopped Onewheel claims from being taken seriously in federal court.

How The Law Offices of Sean M. Cleary can help with your Onewheel injury claim

Checking whether your board is part of a recall tells you only part of the story. We look at your board's specific history, your accident, and your injuries to determine whether a claim exists, recall or no recall. Contact us for a free consultation to find out where your Onewheel accident case stands.