Brian T.
Battery Recall for early adopters
I ordered my Foil and it was put into production July 7. The board arrived October 8. I have a newborn and wasn’t able to unbox and use the board until November 27. When I took the new battery and charger out of the box it didn’t work. After contacting Foil I learned there is a battery component that fails if the battery is left for an extended period of time. This is a known error that impacts customers before October 8. The battery/controller are defective unless shipped back to Foil. It takes 5-7 business days for them to send you an empty box, 5-7 days for the defective battery to be shipped to Foil, 1-5 days repair by Foil, and another 5-7 days for the battery to be shipped back to you). That’s over 20 business days/1 month before your Foil is actually usable. I never received a notice that they knew about the error and I’m disappointed that it appears they have not notified their other early customers. There are going to be a flood of disappointed customers next spring/summer when people take out their boards and find the battery doesn’t work and the company knew about it. The customer service team and CEO were rude and dismissive and I do not recommend working with this company.
Response from FoilDec 11, 2021
Hi Brian. Thank you for your review. While it is true that your battery requires service, your battery only requires a software update that cannot be provided remotely until the Foil app is released next week. This issue only affects some batteries shipped in a very narrow date range. Not all customers are affected and I apologize you require this update. In an effort to speed up this process we provided you with overnight shipping. The software on your battery will be updated on the day it arrives and it will be back on its way to you. When your battery is returned, please let us know if you require any further assistance and it would be our pleasure to help. Happy riding!



