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Nissan is recalling a number of models due to overheating
Garmin navigation units. Cars, trucks and SUVs equipped with Nuvi 750, 760 and 765 GPS devices are at risk for a vehicle fire due to overheating batteries in the devices. According to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall affects Nissan's
Altima,
Frontier,
Pathfinder,
Rogue,
Sentra,
Versa and
Xterra models sold with the Garmin devices between 2008 and 2010. NHTSA does not say exactly how many vehicles will be effected by the defective batteries.
Garmin technicians will make the necessary repairs to the GPS units by replacing the battery with a new, less-toasty unit and adding an additional spacer between the battery and the rest of the device. The repair won't cost owners anything other than a little time and a trip to the local dealership. Nissan will notify owners directly about the recall, which is scheduled to begin sometime during this month. Suzuki is facing a
similar recall, as well - these Garmin navigation units are fitted in the
SX4,
Grand Vitara and
Equator.
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[Source:
NHTSA]
Nissan joins overheating Garmin sat-nav recall originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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