9999 GARMIN NUVI 200W Recall

Campaign:

10E039000 on 08/19/2010

Component:

Equipment

Affected:

736,343

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.

Consequence:

Overheated batteries could result in a fire.

Correction:

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.

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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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