Lime is taking some of its electric scooters out of service after customers reported that they broke in half while in use. The decision comes several weeks after the company said the same model occasionally breaks apart “when subjected to repeated abuse,” The Washington Post reported.
“Safety is Lime’s highest priority,” the company said in a statement. “The vast majority of Lime’s fleet is manufactured by other companies and decommissioned Okai scooters are being replaced with newer, more advanced scooters considered best in class for safety. We don’t anticipate any real service disruptions.”
Investigators are looking into whether faulty Lime scooters may have contributed to two deaths.
In October, another model of Lime scooter was recalled because some may have been carrying batteries with the potential to catch fire.
