- Vehicles
- 7,256
- Built between
- Jul 2006 – Nov 2014
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 January 2015
- Repaired
- 73%
- Unrepaired
- 1,858
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2006 and November 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006-2014 Aston Martin DB9Built July 2006 to November 2014
- 2006-2014 Aston Martin DBSBuilt July 2006 to November 2014
- 2006-2014 Aston Martin V12 Vantage CoupeBuilt July 2006 to November 2014
- 2006-2014 Aston Martin V8 VantageBuilt July 2006 to November 2014
- 2006-2014 Aston Martin VirageBuilt July 2006 to November 2014
Repair progress
1,858 of 7,256 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
73% repaired — 5,270 of 7,256 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 120
- Scrapped or exported
- 8
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 DB9, V12 Vantage, V8 Vantage, DBS, and Virage vehicles manufactured July 3, 2006, to November 5, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic control module for the driver and front passenger seat heaters may fail, preventing the seat heaters from being able to be turned off.
What could happen
If the electronic control module fails, the seat heater could get hot enough that areas of the seat may overheat and smolder, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
What gets fixed
Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional module to the circuit that can interrupt the power to the seat heaters in case the electronic control module for the seat heaters fails, free of charge. The recall began in January 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2006 to November 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 November 2014
- Owners notified12 January 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 73% repaired
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 25 November 2014.
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 Aston Martin Customer Service by calling 1-888-923-9988. Aston Martin's number for this recall is RA-01-0019.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- RA-01-0019
- Recalling manufacturer
- Aston Martin Lagonda of North America
- 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.