Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V401000

Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-09-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V401000

Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)

Component: Equipment: electrical: navigational system(global positioning system)
Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Vehicles affected: 7,948
Reported to NHTSA: 2010-09-10
Owners notified: 2010-09-16

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

21 model years across 7 models.

Model	Years on record
Nissan Altima	2010 2009 2008
Nissan Frontier	2010 2009 2008
Nissan Pathfinder	2010 2009 2008
Nissan Rogue	2010 2009 2008
Nissan Sentra	2010 2009 2008
Nissan Versa	2010 2009 2008
Nissan Xterra	2010 2009 2008

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.