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NHTSA Campaign 10E043000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by MARATHON SEAT COVERS, INC. · Reported Sep 3, 2010 · 294 vehicles affected

What's wrong

MARATHON IS RECALLING CERTAIN SEAT COVERS, BRAND SUPERHIDES WITH PART NUMBERS 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, AND 630, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE SEAT COVERS ARE MADE OF HEAVIER THREAD AND ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SEATS CONTAINING SIDE AIRBAGS. THE HEAVIER SEAT COVER COULD INTERFERE WITH FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Consequence

AN IMPROPERLY DEPLOYED AIRBAG COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.

Remedy

MARATHON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE SEAT COVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MARATHON AT 1-800-735-2769.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2010 294
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2010 294
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 2010 294
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 2010 294
CHEVROLET TAHOE 2010 294
FORD ESCAPE 2006 294
FORD ESCAPE 2007 294
FORD ESCAPE 2008 294
FORD ESCAPE 2009 294
FORD ESCAPE 2010 294
FORD EXPLORER 2006 294
FORD EXPLORER 2007 294
FORD EXPLORER 2008 294
FORD EXPLORER 2009 294
FORD EXPLORER 2010 294
GMC SIERRA 2010 294
GMC YUKON 2010 294
GMC YUKON XL 1500 2010 294
GMC YUKON XL 2500 2010 294
JEEP COMPASS FWD 2007 294
JEEP COMPASS FWD 2008 294
JEEP COMPASS FWD 2009 294
JEEP COMPASS FWD 2010 294
JEEP PATRIOT FWD 2007 294
JEEP PATRIOT FWD 2008 294
JEEP PATRIOT FWD 2009 294
JEEP PATRIOT FWD 2010 294
MARATHON SUPERHIDES 294
NISSAN FRONTIER 2009 294
NISSAN FRONTIER 2010 294
NISSAN XTERRA 2009 294
NISSAN XTERRA 2010 294
TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 2008 294
TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 2009 294
TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 2010 294

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10E043000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.