The defect
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
The risk
OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Altima | 2008 | 1,030 | 4 |
| Nissan Altima | 2009 | 1,547 | 4 |
| Nissan Altima | 2010 | 381 | 3 |
| Nissan Frontier | 2008 | 136 | 5 |
| Nissan Frontier | 2009 | 37 | 3 |
| Nissan Frontier | 2010 | 59 | 4 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2008 | 328 | 4 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2009 | 37 | 3 |
| Nissan Pathfinder | 2010 | 40 | 4 |
| Nissan Rogue | 2008 | 429 | 5 |
| Nissan Rogue | 2009 | 320 | 3 |
| Nissan Rogue | 2010 | 282 | 2 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2008 | 167 | 3 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2009 | 55 | 1 |
| Nissan Sentra | 2010 | 144 | 3 |
| Nissan Versa | 2008 | 381 | 7 |
| Nissan Versa | 2009 | 504 | 7 |
| Nissan Versa | 2010 | 269 | 7 |
| Nissan Xterra | 2008 | 119 | 6 |
| Nissan Xterra | 2009 | 19 | 3 |
| Nissan Xterra | 2010 | 38 | 4 |
Other equipment recalls in 2010
162 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the equipment; NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 216 campaigns in all.
| 10V652000 28 Dec 2010 | COACH AND EQUIPMENT MFG CORP. |
| 10V645000 27 Dec 2010 | CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC. |
| 10V642000 21 Dec 2010 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC - DBA SPRINTER |
| 10V637000 21 Dec 2010 | CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC. |
| 10V653000 20 Dec 2010 | PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 10V626000 17 Dec 2010 | CARRIAGE, INC |
| 10V650000 17 Dec 2010 | ENTEGRA COACH |
| 10V646000 17 Dec 2010 | THOR MOTOR COACH |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010