The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of the Fitbit Ionic Smartwatch.
The watch’s lithium-ion battery can overheat and potentially cause burns.
The watch has a polyurethane band and a 1.4-inch color LCD screen.
About one million watches were sold in the U.S. and another 693,000 were sold globally, the CPSC said.
The model number, FB503, is on the back of the watch near where the band is attached.
The following watches are covered by the recall:
| Model | Color combination |
|---|---|
| Ionic FB503CPBU | Slate Blue/Burnt Orange |
| Ionic FB503GYBK | Charcoal/Smoke Gray |
| Ionic FB503WTGY | Blue Gray/Silver Gray |
| Ionic FB503WTNV | Adidas edition, Ink Blue & Ice Gray/Silver Gray |
Watch owners are being told to stop using it and to contact Fitbit to return the device. They will get a $299 refund and a discount code for 40% off some Fitbit devices.
There have been more than 170 reports of the watches overheating and 118 reports of burn injuries. Two of the burns were third-degree while four were considered second-degree, according to the CPSC.
The watches were sold at various brick-and-mortar and online retailers from September 2017 through December 2021 for between $200 and $330. Ionic watches stopped production in 2020.