Acer folding electric scooter front tube can fold down unexpectedly
Acer AES015 folding electric scooters are recalled because a loose screw can cause the front tube to fold down unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard. About 510 US units are affected.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Risk-of-harm product with one reported fall causing minor abrasions, which falls short of the Severe threshold for significant injury reports.
Plain-English summary
The Acer AES015 two-wheeled folding electric scooter is being recalled. The scooters are designed so the front tube folds down to the platform for compact transport and storage. About 510 were sold in the United States, in addition to about 311 in Canada and about 150 elsewhere.
A loose screw can cause the front tube to fold down unexpectedly, posing a risk of injury from a fall hazard. No incidents have been reported in the United States. Internationally, there has been one report of the tube folding down resulting in a fall and minor abrasions.
The scooters were sold online at Acer.com and Amazon.com and in stores at BrandMart between June 2023 and February 2026.
Consumers should stop using the recalled folding electric scooter immediately and contact Acer at https://www.acer.com/us-en/support/alerts-recalls for instructions on how to tighten the screw.
The recalled product
- Product
- Acer AES015 Two-Wheeled Folding Electric Scooters
- Manufacturer
- Acer America Corporation, of Irvine, California
- Affected units
- 510
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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