Garmin recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Garmin is recalling certain nuvi model portable automotive GPS products sold for use as aftermarket equipment and sold and installed as original equipment in certain passenger vehicles that contain third-party lithium-ion batteries manufactured in a certain date range. In rare circumstances the batteries contained in the affected GPS units can overheat.
What could happen
Overheated batteries could result in a fire.
The fix
Garmin will notify owners of record and technicians will repair the GPS units by replacing the battery and inserting a spacer on top of the battery free of charge. Garmin also plans to launch a public notification campaign that will include press releases and website postings, among other materials. The safety recall began on august 23, 2010. Owners may contact garmin's nuvi battery recall information line at 1-866-957-1981.
Vehicles covered
- Garmin Avis Nuvi 760
- Garmin Avis/Budget Nuvi 780
- Garmin Europcar Nuvi 760
- Garmin Hertz Nuvi 765
- Garmin Honda Nuvi 760
- Garmin Landrover Nuvi 750
- Garmin Mazda Nuvi 760
- Garmin Mercedes Nuvi 760
- Garmin Mopar Nuvi 250
- Garmin Nissan Nuvi 750
- Garmin Nissan Nuvi 760
- Garmin Nuvi 200W
- Garmin Nuvi 250W
- Garmin Nuvi 260W
- Garmin Nuvi 710
- Garmin Nuvi 715
- Garmin Nuvi 750
- Garmin Nuvi 755
- Garmin Nuvi 755T
- Garmin Nuvi 760
- Garmin Nuvi 765
- Garmin Nuvi 765T
- Garmin Nuvi 770
- Garmin Nuvi 775
- Garmin Nuvi 775T
- Garmin Nuvi 780
- Garmin Nuvi 785T
- Garmin Smart Nuvi 760
- Garmin Suzuki Nuvi 750
- Garmin Suzuki Nuvi 760
- Garmin Suzuki Nuvi 765
- Garmin Volkswagon Nuvi 765
- Garmin Volkswagon Nuvi 765T
- Garmin Volvo Nuvi 760
- Garmin Volvo Nuvi 765
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10E039000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Garmin International, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 20, 2010
- Owners notified
- Aug 23, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 736,343
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Equipment
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.