Hoverboards more than two months old can be hazardous to your health. That's what the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission believes and why it's recalling more than 500,000 hoverboards sold by 10 companies.

USA Today reported that Commission chairman Elliot Kaye said, "This is a major recall that families and consumers across the country should respond to — immediately. Many of the industry’s major players, including Swagway and Razor, are offering refunds, repairs or replacement hoverboards, depending on the model."

Hoverboards have the frightening tendency of bursting into flames due to overheating lithium battery packs. According to the Commission, there have been at least 99 reports of the hoverboards catching fire and it has investigated more 60 such incidents in 20 states, which have caused more the $2 million in property damage.

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