<p>Google-owned fitness tracker maker Fitbit has recalled over a million of its Ionic smartwatches following reports of burn injuries from overheating batteries, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Fitbit said it had received "a very limited number" of injury reports and the total number of the smartwatches recalled was less than 0.01% of units sold.</p>.<p>"These incidents are very rare and this voluntary recall does not impact other Fitbit smartwatches or trackers," the company said in a statement.</p>.<p>The CPSC said Fitbit had received at least 115 reports in the United States and 59 from overseas about overheating batteries that caused burn injuries, some were third-and-second-degree burns.</p>.<p>The watches recalled were sold in three color combinations and a special edition co-branded with Adidas in ink blue/silver gray.</p>.<p>Priced at $299, the Ionic smartwatch tracks activity, heart rate and sleep. Fitbit stopped production of the watch in 2020.</p>.<p>The watches were sold at Kohl's, Target and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Fitbit.com from September 2017 through December 2021 for between $200 and $330, CPSC said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Google-owned fitness tracker maker Fitbit has recalled over a million of its Ionic smartwatches following reports of burn injuries from overheating batteries, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Fitbit said it had received "a very limited number" of injury reports and the total number of the smartwatches recalled was less than 0.01% of units sold.</p>.<p>"These incidents are very rare and this voluntary recall does not impact other Fitbit smartwatches or trackers," the company said in a statement.</p>.<p>The CPSC said Fitbit had received at least 115 reports in the United States and 59 from overseas about overheating batteries that caused burn injuries, some were third-and-second-degree burns.</p>.<p>The watches recalled were sold in three color combinations and a special edition co-branded with Adidas in ink blue/silver gray.</p>.<p>Priced at $299, the Ionic smartwatch tracks activity, heart rate and sleep. Fitbit stopped production of the watch in 2020.</p>.<p>The watches were sold at Kohl's, Target and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Fitbit.com from September 2017 through December 2021 for between $200 and $330, CPSC said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>