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

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 ...

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

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

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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.

There were 78 reports of burn injuries in the U.S., starting in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The Fitbit watch company has been fined $12.25 million in the United States, after allegedly failing to report a de ...