The popular brand of step counting and exercise tracking devices is being forced to recalibrate how they do things.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on Friday, January 23, that Fitbit, LLC, headquartered in San ...

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

Company settled charges that it didn't notify regulator after more than 100 complaints about the battery overheating. This is the latest such case following penalties against Peloton, Whirlpool and ...

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.

Fitbit will pay millions of dollars in a civil penalty, accused of failing to report that some smartwatches potentially ...

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

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

Today, it appears that things are finally coming to a close as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) shared that ...

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

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

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