At the beginning of this year, Fitbit recalled its original smartwatch, the Ionic, due to reports that the watch burned out, causing some users to suffer burns to their wrist.. Now, a lawsuit alleges that all Fitbit products are affected by the same defect, which could cause skin burns as claimed by 9to5Google.
For this reason they have been sued collectively in the United States. The lawsuit claims that “the same defect exists in all” Fitbit products, with the potential to cause skin burns. This refers to the defect that caused about 80 injuries in the United States, including some second- and third-degree burns with the company’s first watch for good measure due to faulty batteries.
Now, two women in particular are claiming their Fitbits caused skin burns, one with a Fitbit Versa Lite and the other with a Versa 2. Fitbit has responded to some of these cases, claiming that examples are caused by irritation or frictionbut the lawsuit maintains that it is overheating caused by a defect in the “battery and charging system” what causes these problems.
