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NHTSA Campaign 09E059000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. · Reported Nov 13, 2009 · 241,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BELKIN IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET TUNEBASE CIGARETTE LIGHTER ADAPTERS SOLD FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES. THE PRODUCTS BEING RECALLED ARE TUNEBASE FM WITH HANDS-FREE, MODEL NO. F8Z441 / F8Z441EA, TUNEBASE DIRECT WITH HANDS-FREE, MODEL NO. F8Z442 / F8Z442EA, AND TUNEBASE FM WITH CLEAR SCAN, MODEL NO. F8Z176 / F8Z176EABLK. THE PLASTIC WASHER CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT WHEN PLUGGED INTO A VEHICLE'S CIGARETTE LIGHTER ADAPTER.

Consequence

IF THE ADAPTER IS PLUGGED IN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, A SHORT CIRCUIT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy

BELKIN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE ADAPTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 1, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BELKIN TRAFFIC AT 1-317-837-7308.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BELKIN F8Z176 241,000
BELKIN F8Z441 241,000
BELKIN F8Z442 241,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09E059000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.