--- description: Many stores have stopped selling hoverboards due to safety concerns. title: Hoverboards Banned From Target, Amazon, and Other Stores image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65c7242d02bc9ed2/69887ef9524fc0cebbdf6e61/hoverboards-illegal-retail-target-amazon.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Retail](/tag/retail/) ## Retail Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here Are All the Stores That Have Banned Hoverboards by [Ben Geier / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Ben Geier / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2016 6:22 PM CUT  A boy poses as he rides a hoverboard, which are also known as self-balancing scooters and balance boards, on October 13, 2015 in Knutsford, England. A boy poses as he rides a hoverboard, which are also known as self-balancing scooters and balance boards, on October 13, 2015 in Knutsford, England.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images by [Ben Geier / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Ben Geier / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 24, 2016 6:22 PM CUT If you’re looking for a hoverboard, the ineptly-named but still pretty cool hip new way to get around, then try somewhere other than Target. The retailer has stopped selling the transportation devices due to safety concerns, [reports Mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/02/22/target-hoverboards/#T08UnUzFNEqQ "undefined"). Just last week, the United States government [declared that hoverboards were unsafe](http://fortune.com/2016/02/19/hoverboards-safety-cpsc/ "undefined"). Problems have come up recently with hoverboards catching on fire, obviously not what you want, especially considering many hoverboarders are kids. A Target spokesman told Mashable that the safety concerns were the reason hoverboards were no longer for sale: “We take product safety very seriously at Target and are proactively working with our vendors to ensure they are compliant with the new safety standards and hoverboard certification protocol provided by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.” Target never sold the products in its stores, so the decision only impacts the company’s online business. [Toys ‘R’ Us](http://fortune.com/2016/02/22/toys-r-us-hoverboards/ "undefined") and [Amazon](http://fortune.com/2016/01/21/amazon-refund-hoverboard/ "undefined") have also recently decided to stop selling hoverboards, also citing safety concerns. _This_ [_article_](http://fortune.com/2016/02/23/you-cant-buy-a-hoverboard-at-target-anymore/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_Fortune.com_](http://www.fortune.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4235930/hoverboards-banned/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4235930/hoverboards-banned/"},"headline":"Here Are All the Stores That Have Banned Hoverboards","datePublished":"2016-02-24T18:22:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:07:28.931Z","description":"Retailers are dropping them due to safety concerns","url":"https://time.com/4235930/hoverboards-banned/","keywords":["Retail","Tech","products"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65c7242d02bc9ed2/69887ef9524fc0cebbdf6e61/hoverboards-illegal-retail-target-amazon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ben Geier / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt65c7242d02bc9ed2/69887ef9524fc0cebbdf6e61/hoverboards-illegal-retail-target-amazon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"CPS Confirms Hoverboards Are Illegal To Ride On The Pavement And The Road","caption":"A boy poses as he rides a hoverboard, which are also known as self-balancing scooters and balance boards, on October 13, 2015 in Knutsford, England.","creditText":"Christopher Furlong/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/retail/","name":"Retail"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4235930/hoverboards-banned/","name":"Here Are All the Stores That Have Banned Hoverboards"}}]}] ```