Vizio Smart TV $17 Million Privacy Settlement: Payout Status

Who qualifies

• You bought a Vizio smart TV that was later connected to the internet between February 1, 2014 and February 6, 2017 — the period when the ACR / Smart Interactivity tracking was active.
• The feature was enabled by default, so you did not have to turn anything on to be included; ownership and internet connection during the class period were what mattered.
• You had to file a valid claim before the April 29, 2019 deadline. No proof of purchase was required for the standard claim, but that window is closed.
• An estimated 16 million Vizio smart TVs were affected; more than 500,000 owners ultimately filed claims covering about 655,000 sets.

Vizio settlement payout status — what happens now

1. 1

   The claim window closed in April 2019

   The deadline to file was April 29, 2019. If you owned an affected Vizio smart TV and did not file by then, you are not entitled to a payment. There is no way to submit a new Vizio claim in 2026 — the settlement is fully closed and distributed.

2. 2

   The court approved the $17 million settlement in July 2019

   Judge Josephine L. Staton of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted final approval on July 31, 2019 in In re Vizio, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation. The $17 million fund was non-reversionary, so unclaimed money stayed with the class rather than returning to Vizio.

3. 3

   Payments of about $13–$31 went out to claimants

   After final approval, the administrator, A.B. Data, distributed payments to the more than 500,000 people who filed valid claims. The notice estimated $13 to $31 per person, with the exact amount depending on the final number of valid claims split across the fund.

4. 4

   The $17M class action is separate from the FTC's $2.2M penalty

   In 2017, Vizio also paid $2.2 million to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the New Jersey Attorney General. That money was a civil penalty paid to regulators — it did not go to consumers. Only the separate $17 million class action put money directly in owners' hands.

5. 5

   Never miss the next privacy settlement — ClaimBee alerts you

   Smart devices keep collecting data, and privacy settlements over it keep opening — with short claim windows. ClaimBee scans 2,000+ cases, matches them to your profile, and tracks every deadline so you file the next one before it closes.

Frequently asked questions

Sources and official records

Every figure and date on this page was taken from the primary records below — court dockets, agency releases, and the settlement administrator's own notices. Payout averages we describe as averages are calculated from the official totals, not reported per-person estimates.

• FTC case record — VIZIO, INC. and VIZIO Inscape Services, LLC
• FTC press release — VIZIO to Pay $2.2 Million to FTC, State of New Jersey to Settle Charges It Collected Viewing Histories on 11 Million Smart Televisions without Users’ Consent