Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.25 million penalty to settle issues related to its Ionic smartwatch, which was subject to a ...

Fitbit will pay $12.25 million after reaching a settlement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission for not reporting a ...

After consumer complaints of overheating batteries, the company did not immediately report the defect with its Ionic ...

The civil penalty follows 115 reports of overheating, including injuries ranging from second to third-degree burns.

The device was recalled in 2022 after Fitbit received 115 reports of overheating and 78 reports of burn injuries.

Fitbit should have notified the CPSC about how dangerous the Ionic's batteries were. This week, they agreed to pay a ...

Fitbit has been fine $12.25 million as part of a settlement with a long-standing case with the Consumer Product Safety ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Fitbit has reached a settlement over claims that the company did not report ...

It also monitors steps, calories, heart rate and sleep for way less than an Apple Watch or other popular wearables.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered Google-owned Fitbit to pay more than $12 million and comply with certain ...

Fitbit received numerous reports of the Ionic smartwatches overheating while being worn by consumers, causing some consumers ...

Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a long-standing defect that caused some ...