Garmin Recall
 

:doh:Garmin Recall

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Garmin has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain models of Garmin's nüvi® brand of portable automotive GPS products due to a potential risk of battery overheating. Garmin has identified potential overheating issues when certain batteries manufactured by the third-party battery supplier within a limited date code range are used in certain Garmin nüvi models with a specific printed circuit board (PCB) design. It appears that the interaction of these factors can, in rare circumstances, increase the possibility of overheating, which may lead to a fire hazard.

The recalled devices include a small subset of the following nüvi model numbers:
• nüvi 200W, 250W, and 260W
• nüvi 7xx and 7xxT (where xx is a two-digit number)

Check your model number here~
https://my.garmin.com/rma/recallLanding.faces

Whew......mines not affected i guess..it's a StreetPilot c550..thanx for that info

I can't help but think the number of recalls for "faulty rechargeable batteries" in devices serves as a cautionary tale for the future of the electric car. (And yes, I know there's been no recalls for electric vehicle batteries - yet.)

Somehow, I don't really think the technology is quite there. But, I honestly wish it was.

- Jack

Mine was on the list and it's 3 year old