Fitbit will pay a $12.25 million fine related to the recall of its Ionic smartwatches, which posed serious overheating risks, resulting in burns to users. The Consumer Product Safety Commission worked with Fitbit on the recall of 1.7 million devices after receiving 115 reports of overheating, with significant injury claims among them. Despite long-standing complaints, Fitbit did not report these risks promptly. Concerns have since grown over the potential safety of other Fitbit devices, leading consumers to sue Google for broader battery issues.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission provisionally accepted Fitbit's $12.25 million fine related to safety issues from its recalled Ionic smartwatches, after receiving numerous reports of battery overheating.
Despite ongoing complaints regarding battery overheating since 2018, Fitbit failed to report the health hazards to the government in a timely manner as required.
The recall affected 1.7 million Ionic watches following reports of 115 cases of overheating batteries, with serious burn injuries reported by consumers.
Consumers have raised concerns about the safety of other Fitbit devices linked to battery issues, leading to lawsuits against Google, which owns Fitbit.
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