# Portable recreational vehicles powered by lithium ion batteries (hoverboards, self-balancing scooters) · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Portable recreational vehicles powered by lithium ion batteries (hoverboards, self-balancing scooters), authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is Airline approval required for any lithium ion battery exceeding 100 Wh; a device with a battery exceeding 160 Wh is prohibited as carry-on or checked baggage, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Portable recreational vehicles powered by lithium ion batteries (hoverboards, self-balancing scooters)
- **Authority:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on and checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Airline approval required for any lithium ion battery exceeding 100 Wh; a device with a battery exceeding 160 Wh is prohibited as carry-on or checked baggage.

## What the source says

> Under U.S. and international regulations, these devices may be carried like other portable electronic devices in checked or carry-on baggage under the following conditions: The airline must approve it. Airline approval is required for any lithium ion battery exceeding 100 watt hours (Wh).* The airline may choose to not accept the devices at all or may limit them to carry-on baggage. A device with a lithium ion battery that exceeds 160 Wh is prohibited as carry-on or checked baggage.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/portable-recreational-vehicles

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules](https://referencesource.org/air-travel-item-restrictions/).