Fitbit to Pay $12.5M Fine for Failing to Report Ionic Smartwatch Defect
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on Friday, January 23, that Fitbit, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, has agreed to pay a $12.25 million civil penalty.
Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12 Million for Not Quickly Reporting Burn Risk With Watches
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 to pay $12M fine for Ionic smartwatch burns
The civil penalty follows 115 reports of overheating, including injuries ranging from second to third-degree burns.
Google-owned Fitbit to pay $12.2 million after consumers were burned by smartwatches
Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety regulator said.
Fitbit Fined Millions Over Watch That Burned Wearers
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.
Fitbit pays Uncle Sam $12M, sprints away from claims of burning-hot smartwatches
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.
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Fitbit in Trouble for Watches that Injured Users
The popular brand of step counting and exercise tracking devices is being forced to recalibrate how they do things.
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Duluth Trading recalls children’s holiday pajama sets due to burn hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that Duluth Trading Company is recalling about 22,400 children’s ...
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Are you an Amazon shopper? Here’s a big change you’ll start seeing this weekend
Amazon is the world’s biggest retailer but up till now they have not been required to report any recalls or defects on any of ...
New Product Safety Recalls
The CPSC announces today the following recalls are posted in cooperation with the firms listed below. Recalls can be viewed ...
Button battery safety warning
Look around your house. Chances are you’ve got toys and other household items powered by those tiny button-size batteries.
More than 300K smoke alarms sold on HSN recalled over safety risk
The mini smoke alarms, sold through HSN, formerly known as the Home Shopping Network, were recalled for failing to alerts ...
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Stop using Babypark Sling Carriers due to fall hazard, CPSC warns
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Babypark sling carriers ...
Why Fitbit Is Limiting Battery Performance on Some Smartwatch Models
Fitbit should have notified the CPSC about how dangerous the Ionic's batteries were. This week, they agreed to pay a ...