No malfunction suspected.The end user was not exercising caution by operating the power wheelchair on a sidewalk with broken pavement.Hoveround's owner's manual warns "to reduce the chance of serious injury or death from tip-over, collision with obstacles, or falling from the power wheelchair, drive in proper environments: avoid uneven or unstable surfaces such as potholes, broken pavement, grass, gravel, sand, wet leaves or cut grass." and "driving on soft and/or uneven surfaces increases the chances of a collision or fall from the seat due to loss of control or tip-over and can result in serious injury or death.Avoid driving on these surfaces.".
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