Underwater scooter once sold online by Costco, Walmart recalled due to fire risk

Spring breakers might be utilizing an undersea scooter under a recall notification through Costco.

” We have actually just recently found a security problem in the Sublue Mix undersea scooter batteries produced in between June 2018 and March 2024, including the battery pack getting too hot and sparking,” a recall notification from Sublue on Friday stated.

” Out of an abundance of care, we’re proactively introducing a recall program to update all impacted users to a brand-new generation of more secure batteries, entirely totally free of charge,” the notification continued.

The California-based business states gadget designs MIXAW01, MIXAB01 and MIXSB01 are affected by the recall. An image on the notification reveals designs in blue and white.

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Customers who want to see if their design is impacted and to purchase a totally free replacement battery can check out www.SUBLUE.com/recalls. Those who do have actually remembered items are informed to stop utilizing them instantly, send a recall application and to return old batteries in Sublue-provided recycling product packaging.

The business will deliver consumers brand-new batteries once the old battery is gotten. It advised its consumers to not toss old batteries in the garbage, or utilize third-party batteries as replacements for the undersea scooter.

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” Undersea scooters allow scuba divers, snorkelers, and totally free scuba divers to move through the water with less energy effort and less oxygen use,” according to Florida-based small company Scuba divers Direct.

” We comprehend that item dependability is vital to making your trust,” Sublue stated in a declaration. “We value your understanding and cooperation as we work to secure your undersea experiences with the most recent technological developments.”

Sublue’s site states the business, established in 2013, prides itself on being “the world’s very first business to introduce a portable undersea scooter.” Its items are offered internationally for “individuals’s water-related leisure, home entertainment, and sports activities.”