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Recall Issued For 1.7M Smartwatches Over Burn Hazard Recall Issued For 1.7M Smartwatches Over Burn Hazard
Recall Issued For 1.7M Smartwatches Over Burn Hazard More than a million Google Fitbits are being recalled due to a burn hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. The company announced that 1.7 million Fitbits are being voluntarily recalled because the battery in the Ionic smartwatch can overheat and burn users wearing them. “The health and safety of Fitbit users is our highest priority,” Fitbit said in a statement. “We are taking this action out of an abundance of caution for our users.” The Ionic smartwatch was produced from 2017 to 2020. Consumers can find the model number, FB503, on the back of the Ionic under …

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