Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a long-standing defect that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal finds the Google-owned fitness company paying ...

The company recalled 1.7 million Ionic watches in 2022 after reports of overheating and two third-degree burns. The company recalled 1.7 million Ionic watches in 2022 after reports of overheating and ...

Fitbit will pay a civil penalty of $12.25 million after it "knowingly failed to immediately report" a defect in its Ionic smartwatches that caused dozens of people to sustain burn injuries, the ...

More than two years after recalling about 1.7 million Ionic smartwatches sold globally, Google-owned Fitbit will pay a $12.2 million penalty for failing to alert consumers that the products can ...

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Fitbit is paying a $12.25 million fine for failing to report safety risks associated with its Ionic smartwatches. The Ionic smartwatch had a defect causing overheating, which led to burns, including ...

After consumer complaints of overheating batteries, the company did not immediately report the defect with its Ionic smartwatches, according to a settlement with the U.S. government. By Adeel Hassan ...

Fitbit, a fitness technology company owned by Google, has agreed to pay $12.25 million to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety ...

Fitbit is paying a $12.25 million fine over its Ionic smartwatches, which the company recalled in 2022 after reports that the watches’ lithium-ion batteries overheated and, in some cases, burned ...