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Suzuki Recalls 20,692 Vehicles Over Fire Risk
Sep 06, 2010
It was only a few days ago when Garmin announced a recall for its millions of nuvi portable GPS units over risk of a fire hazard. Forced to follow the same footsteps now is the Japanese automaker Suzuki, who has sadly equipped quite a few models with the concerned device. The cars include the Suzuki Equator, Grand Vitara and SX4 models that come fitted with a Garmin nuvi system.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Suzuki is calling back certain model year 2008 through 2010 SX4, 2010 Grand Vitara, and 2009 through 2010 Equator vehicles that are equipped with a Garmin nuvi model 750, 760 and 765 navigation system. As stated before, the batteries contained in the affected GPS units can overheat, resulting into a fire hazard finally ending into an accident.
In North America alone, the total number of units affected by this recall amount to 20,692. Suzuki will notify the owners of the affected vehicles to bring their cars and have them repaired by the Garmin technicians free of charge. The recall is expected to begin this month.
For any more details, owners can contact Garmin directly at 1-866-957-1981 or Suzuki at 1-887-697-8985.
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is an office within the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). ODI conducts defect investigations and administers safety recalls to support the NHTSAs mission to improve safety on our Nation's highways. NHTSA is authorized to order manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment when ODI investigations indicate that they contain serious safety defects in their design, construction, or performance. ODI also monitors the adequacy of manufacturers' recall campaigns. Before initiating an investigation, ODI carefully reviews the body of consumer complaints and other available data to determine whether a defect trend may exist.
1 Data for the automotive recall database was provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - Last updated: Wednesday, September 08, 2010