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

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

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

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

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

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

Fitbit will pay a hefty fine to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission for hiding safety risks tied to its recalled ...

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

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

In early 2020, Fitbit made an update to address the defect, but continued to hear from people suffering burns and did not report the issue to regulators as legally required. "While health ...

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