- Vehicles
- 736,343
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 35
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 August 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is 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
What the defect is
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.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 August 2010
- Owners notified23 August 2010
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 August 2010.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact garmin's nuvi battery recall information line at 1-866-957-1981.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.