Two American consumers filed a complaint in a California court against Google, which has owned Fitbit since 2019. The case covers all Fitbit branded smartwatches. suffers from a serious manufacturing defect.
According to the people behind the complaint, this design flaw causes the Fitbit connected watch to overheat, compromising the physical integrity of the user. Complaint supporting photos, buyers severely burned wrist by an affiliated watch of the brand. The lawyers handling the case also included statements collected from social networks.
Complaint says Fitbit watches are dangerous
“Reasonable consumers buy products for burning calories, not for their skin.”closes the complaint, the report of which is available online. The theory put forward by lawyers is this:Serious design flaw causes Fitbit watch battery to overheat after months of use. In the most serious cases, the battery would explode on the user’s wrist, causing severe burns to the skin.
Just know that this isn’t the first time Fitbit has been accused of selling smartwatches that are prone to overheating. Fitbit had to recall 1.7 million connected watches after the decision made in March 2022. American agency responsible for product safety consumer goods (CPSC).
It was emphasized that the Fitbit Ionic, a connected watch model that was released in 2017 and has no longer been marketed since December 2021, is faulty and dangerous. 78 people were injured while wearing smart watches. Models such as Sense, Versa, Versa Light, Versa 2, Versa 3, Blaze, Inspire and Inspire 2 were not affected by the recall. However, these editions were singled out in the complaint filed with the American courts. Have you encountered a problem with your Fitbit band? We are waiting for your opinions in the comments.
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