NHTSA recall 10E039000 · Equipment
Equipment
The defect
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.
The risk
Overheated batteries could result in a fire.
The remedy
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.