- Vehicles
- 294
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 17
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 September 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.
- 2010 Chevrolet Avalanche
- 2010 Chevrolet Silverado
- 2010 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
- 2010 Chevrolet Suburban 2500
- 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe
- 2006-2010 Ford Escape
- 2006-2010 Ford Explorer
- 2010 GMC Sierra
- 2010 GMC Yukon
- 2010 GMC Yukon XL 1500
- 2010 GMC Yukon XL 2500
- 2007-2010 Jeep Compass FWD
- 2007-2010 Jeep Patriot FWD
- Marathon Superhides
- 2009-2010 Nissan Frontier
- 2009-2010 Nissan Xterra
- 2008-2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser
What the defect is
Marathon is recalling certain seat covers, brand superhides with part numbers 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, and 630, sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These seat covers are made of heavier thread and are not compatible with seats containing side airbags. The heavier seat cover could interfere with full deployment of the airbag in the event of a crash.
What could happen
An improperly deployed airbag could result in serious injury.
What gets fixed
MARATHON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE SEAT COVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2010.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 September 2010
- Owners notified14 September 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 3 September 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 marathon at 1-800-735-2769.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MARATHON SEAT COVERS, 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
This recall only pertains to aftermarket marathon seat covers and has no relation to any original equipment installed on general motors, ford, chrysler, toyota, or nissan vehicles.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.