Eight Lime scooters have been yanked from Brisbane streets after "vandals" altered the audio files on the popular electric scooters to play offensive messages.

Video of a scooter broadcasting an inappropriate message was shared to social media this week.

Earlier this year Lime ran into other issues with their electric scooter firmware as a glitch saw many scooters pulled from the streets after front wheels locked up. Credit:ninevms

Lime's Queensland public affairs manager Nelson Savanh confirmed the company was actively checking to see if any other scooters had been tampered with.

“We are aware that eight Lime scooters in Brisbane have had their audio files changed by vandals recording over the existing audio file with inappropriate and offensive speech," Mr Savanh said.