Wireless activity-tracking wristband
CPSC Recall #14-129 — March 12, 2014
Product
Wireless activity-tracking wristband
Description
Users can develop allergic reactions to the stainless steel casing, materials used in the strap, or adhesives used to assemble the product, resulting in redness, rashes or blistering where the skin has been in contact with the tracker.
Hazard
Users can develop allergic reactions to the stainless steel casing, materials used in the strap, or adhesives used to assemble the product, resulting in redness, rashes or blistering where the skin has been in contact with the tracker.
Incidents / Injuries
The firm has received about 9,900 reports of the wristband causing skin irritation and about 250 reports of blistering.
Remedy
Consumers should contact Fitbit for a full refund.
Units Affected
About 1,000,000 in the U.S. and about 28,000 in Canada
Sold At
AT&T, Best Buy, Brookstone, Dick's Sporting Goods, Radio Shack, REI, Sports Authority, Target and other stores nationwide, and online at Amazon.com and Fitbit.com from October 2013 to February 2014 for about $130.
Manufactured In
China