_Incident · Recall_

# Fitbit Ionic burn-hazard recall (~1M US units); $12.25M CPSC penalty in 2025

Canonical ID: `319d4efa-4c90-406f-a92d-580900b58eee`

- **Occurred:** 2022-03-02
- **Kind:** `recall`
- **Status (derived):** active
- **Model:** [Fitbit (Charge / Sense / Versa)](/models/fitbit-tracker.md) (id: `fab68c69-1024-4aa2-8528-243454922840`)

SCOPE CAP-FLAG: this concerns the discontinued Fitbit Ionic (FB503) standalone smartwatch, a different product generation than current Fitbit trackers, recorded under the fitbit-tracker maker entity. On Mar 2 2022 ~1.0M US units (~1.7M global) were recalled for lithium-ion battery overheating (115 US overheating reports, 78 burns incl. second/third-degree). In 2025 Fitbit/Google agreed a $12.25M CPSC civil penalty for failing to immediately report the defect during 2018-2020. The most physically-harmful biometric incident in the cohort (real burn injuries).

## Sources (2)

1. **CPSC (recall)** · https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Fitbit-Recalls-Ionic-Smartwatches-Due-to-Burn-Hazard-One-Million-Sold-in-the-U-S
2. **CPSC (penalty)** · https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2025/Fitbit-Agrees-to-Pay-12-25-Million-Civil-Penalty-for-Failure-to-Immediately-Report-Serious-Burn-Hazard-with-Ionic-Smartwatches

## Common questions

### What happened in Fitbit Ionic burn-hazard recall (~1M US units); $12.25M CPSC penalty in 2025?

SCOPE CAP-FLAG: this concerns the discontinued Fitbit Ionic (FB503) standalone smartwatch, a different product generation than current Fitbit trackers, recorded under the fitbit-tracker maker entity. On Mar 2 2022 ~1.0M US units (~1.7M global) were recalled for lithium-ion battery overheating (115 US overheating reports, 78 burns incl. second/third-degree). In 2025 Fitbit/Google agreed a $12.25M CPSC civil penalty for failing to immediately report the defect during 2018-2020. The most physically-harmful biometric incident in the cohort (real burn injuries).

### When did this incident occur?

The incident is recorded as occurring on March 2, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

### What robot was involved in Fitbit Ionic burn-hazard recall (~1M US units); $12.25M CPSC penalty in 2025?

Fitbit (Charge / Sense / Versa) is the recorded robot involved in this incident.

### Has anyone responded to Fitbit Ionic burn-hazard recall (~1M US units); $12.25M CPSC penalty in 2025?

No responses to this incident are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Operators, manufacturers, or affected parties can submit responses to the editorial team; absence is not a guarantee no response was issued.

### What is the current status of Fitbit Ionic burn-hazard recall (~1M US units); $12.25M CPSC penalty in 2025?

This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued.


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