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===Pint X's battery design flaw===
===Pint X's battery design flaw===
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File:Screenshot 20230701-012831 Firefox.jpg|Onewheel Pint X battery issue, customer photo, credit https://www.pintxflaw.com/
File:Onewheel Pint X battery design flaw 6.jpg|Onewheel Pint X battery issue, customer photo, credit https://www.pintxflaw.com/
File:IMG 9387-150x150.jpg|Onewheel Pint X battery issue, customer photo, credit https://www.pintxflaw.com/
File:Onewheel Pint X battery design flaw 5.jpg|Onewheel Pint X battery issue, customer photo, credit https://www.pintxflaw.com/
File:Screenshot 20230610-191220 Infinity-459x1536.jpg|Onewheel Pint X battery issue, customer photo, credit https://www.pintxflaw.com/
File:Onewheel Pint X battery design flaw 4.jpg|Onewheel Pint X battery issue, customer photo, credit https://www.pintxflaw.com/
File:Screenshot 20230611-003759 Infinity-747x1536.jpg
File:Onewheel Pint X battery design flaw 3.jpg
File:20230622 133030.jpg|Onewheel Pint X battery issue, customer photo, credit https://www.pintxflaw.com/
File:Onewheel Pint X battery design flaw 2.jpg|Onewheel Pint X battery issue, customer photo, credit https://www.pintxflaw.com/
File:Screenshot 20230622-125623 Discord-498x1024.jpg|Onewheel Pint X battery issue, customer photo, credit https://www.pintxflaw.com/
File:Onewheel Pint X battery design flaw.jpg|Onewheel Pint X battery issue, customer photo, credit https://www.pintxflaw.com/
</gallery>In 2022, a dangerous design flaw was found in the Onewheel Pint X model, affecting all units produced before June 2023. The flaw involves an improper battery-box design that causes wiring to chafe against the battery-balancing and thermistor wiring<ref name="PXF">https://www.pintxflaw.com/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251110124450/https://www.pintxflaw.com/ Archived])</ref>. Over time and depending on riding conditions, this can lead to:
</gallery>In 2022, a dangerous design flaw was found in the Onewheel Pint X model, affecting all units produced before June 2023. The flaw involves an improper battery-box design that causes wiring to chafe against the battery-balancing and thermistor wiring<ref name="PXF">https://www.pintxflaw.com/ ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251110124450/https://www.pintxflaw.com/ Archived])</ref>. Over time and depending on riding conditions, this can lead to:


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====Future Motion's response====
====Future Motion's response====
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File:Update-2024-pint-x-battery-balance-leads-pinched-fm-denies-v0-68bx09ah37wd1-709x1536.webp|Future Motion email to customer about Onewheel Pint X battery issue, part 1
File:Future Motion response to customer 1.webp|Future Motion email to customer about Onewheel Pint X battery issue, part 1
File:Update-2024-pint-x-battery-balance-leads-pinched-fm-denies-v0-r8wbovi9j7wd1-691x1536.webp|Future Motion email to customer about Onewheel Pint X battery issue, part 2
File:Future Motion response to customer 2.webp|Future Motion email to customer about Onewheel Pint X battery issue, part 2
</gallery>The company's handling of this problem shows several concerning practices:
</gallery>The company's handling of this problem shows several concerning practices: