The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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. Owners may contact Aston Martin Customer Service by calling 1-888-923-9988. Aston Martin's number for this recall is RA-01-0019.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Aston Martin DB9 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Aston Martin DBS | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Aston Martin Virage | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Martin DB9 | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Aston Martin DB9 | 2007 | 4 | 3 |
| Aston Martin DB9 | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| Aston Martin DB9 | 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| Aston Martin DB9 | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Aston Martin DB9 | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Aston Martin DB9 | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| Aston Martin DB9 | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Aston Martin DB9 | 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| Aston Martin DBS | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Aston Martin DBS | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Aston Martin DBS | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Aston Martin DBS | 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| Aston Martin DBS | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Aston Martin DBS | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Aston Martin DBS | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| Aston Martin DBS | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Aston Martin DBS | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Aston Martin V12 Vantage Coupe | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 2008 | 1 | 3 |
Other seats recalls in 2014
23 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the seats; Aston Martin Lagonda of North America filed 7 campaigns in all.
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| 14V769000 3 Dec 2014 | Nova Bus |
| 14V756000 26 Nov 2014 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 14V748000 24 Nov 2014 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 14V743000 19 Nov 2014 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 14V721000 10 Nov 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V710000 7 Nov 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V670000 24 Oct 2014 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014