“Fitbit has received at least 115 reports in the United States (and 59 reports internationally) of the battery in the watch overheating with 78 reports of burn injuries in the United States including two reports of third-degree burns and four reports of second-degree burns (and 40 reports of burn injuries internationally),” said the recall notice. “It was sold with a polyurethane band and has a 1.4-inch color LCD screen.”Īffected Ionic models carry the model number (FB503) on the back of the device near where the band attaches. “This recall only involves the Fitbit Ionic Smartwatch,” said the CPSC. There is no remedy to the overheating lithium-ion battery, other than a refund for owners of affected models, coupled with a discount offer from Fitbit, on returning the product. It said that approximately 1 million Fitbit Ionic smartwatch were sold in the US, with another 693,000 sold internationally. The recall was announced by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Wednesday, and concerns the Fitbit Ionic smartwatch.Īccording to the CPSC, “the lithium-ion battery in the Ionic smartwatch can overheat, posing a burn hazard.”
Fitness device maker Fitbit is recalling over a million smartwatch devices after reports of injuries, including third- and second-degree burns.
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