Activheat recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Adventive ideas is recalling certain aftermarket heated seat covers, model number 6hcscbl24 with manufacturing batch codes 20910b, 21009a, and 21010b, produced from september through october 2010. These heated seat covers were sold for use in various motor vehicles. Due to multiple changes in material and process and quality control procedures, the product became unstable and is prone to overheating.
What could happen
Users could sustain burns should the seat cover overheat.
The fix
Adventive ideas will notify owners on record and will replace the heated seat covers free of charge. Owners are being instructed to retain the switching cable. A new switching cable will not be sent with the replacement seat cover. The safety recall began on july 19, 2011. Owners may contact adventive ideas at 1-800-541-3722.
Vehicles covered
- Activheat 6Hcsbl24
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 11E014000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Adventive Ideas, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 20, 2011
- Owners notified
- Jul 19, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 5,304
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Sep 1, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
- 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.