CPSC fines Google-owned Fitbit $12M for failing to report smartwatch burn hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ordered Google-owned Fitbit to pay more than $12 million and comply with certain undertakings to settle allegations the company knowingly failed to report a serious burning hazard with its Ionic smartwatches.
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's Fitbit fined $12.2 million after customers burned by watches
Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety regulator said.
Google's Fitbit to Pay $12M Fine Tied to Burn-Hazard Reports
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that Fitbit knew a defect in its Ionic smartwatches created an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death, as it had received numerous reports of the devices overheating while being worn and leaving some consumers with second- and third-degree burns.
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 Agrees to Pay $12.25 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report Serious Burn Hazard with Ionic Smartwatches
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that Fitbit LLC, of San Francisco, California, has agreed to pay a $12.25 million civil
Fitbit agrees to pay $12 million for failing to report burn hazards
The CPSC had accused Fitbit of not immediately reporting that the Ionic smartwatches had a defect that could result in serious injury or death to consumers.
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