Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety regulator said.

Google-owned Fitbit agreed to pay $12.25 million to resolve claims it failed to immediately report a defect in certain smartwatches that could create a burn hazard for wearers.

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 longstanding defeat that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal ...

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 ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Google’s Fitbit LLC, of San Francisco, California, has agreed to pay a $12.25M civil ...

Two popular models of Fitbit tracker are potentially affected by overheating problems, with the firm ready to financially compensate.

Fitbit will pay more than $12 million for failing to promptly report that its Ionic smartwatches posed serious burn risks, officials said.Fitbit LLC, which is now owned by Google, has been fined ...

Fitbit will pay more than $12 million for failing to promptly report that its Ionic smartwatches posed serious burn risks, officials said.Fitbit LLC, which is now owned by Google, has been fined ...

The CPSC had accused Fitbit of not immediately reporting that the Ionic smartwatches had a defect that could result in serious injury or death to consumers.