Fitbit has to pay a $12.25 million fine for overheating smartwatch injuries
Fitbit will pay a hefty fine to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission for hiding safety risks tied to its recalled ...
Fitbit to pay $12.25M penalty after not immediately reporting known defect in recalled Ionic smartwatch
Fitbit will pay $12.25 million after reaching a settlement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission for not reporting a ...
Google-owned Fitbit to pay $12.2 million after consumers were burned by smartwatches
Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety ...
Fitbit to pay $12M fine for Ionic smartwatch burns
The civil penalty follows 115 reports of overheating, including injuries ranging from second to third-degree burns.
Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12 Million for Not Quickly Reporting Burn Risk With Watches
After consumer complaints of overheating batteries, the company did not immediately report the defect with its Ionic ...
Fitbit fined $12M over Ionic smartwatch burns
Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a long-standing defect that caused some ...
Why Fitbit Is Limiting Battery Performance on Some Smartwatch Models
Fitbit should have notified the CPSC about how dangerous the Ionic's batteries were. This week, they agreed to pay a ...
Fitbit fined $12 million for Ionic smartwatches that burned 78 people
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 ...
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Fitbit Fined $12M Over Failure to Report Ionic Smartwatch Burns
The device was recalled in 2022 after Fitbit received 115 reports of overheating and 78 reports of burn injuries.