Fitbit recalls its defective smartwatch after years of multiple serious injury reports. It wasn't until March 2022, nearly four years later, that Fitbit announced a recall of appr

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 wearers to sustain burns. The deal

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

Your workout warm-up instructions didn't say anything about setting wrists on fire – allegedly! Years after recalling one of its smartwatches over overheating batteries that burned people, Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.

One of the latest cases involves Fitbit, a fitness equipment company owned by Google, which has agreed to pay a $12 million fine following reports of serious burns caused by its smartwatches. Also read China Slams the Door on Russia’s Shadow Fleet The issue stems from the Fitbit Ionic,

Fitbit issued a software update in 2020 that was supposed to correct the issue but people still were being burned. They were eventually recalled in 2022. In addition to the moneta

Fitbit to pay $12.25 million fine for Ionic smartwatch overheating issues. 115 reports of battery overheating, 78 burn injuries, two third-degree, and four reports of second-degree burns. Fitbit must also establish a compliance program to prevent future safety issues.