NHTSA Campaign 10V401000

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

Issued by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Sep 10, 2010 · 7,948 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NISSAN ALTIMA 2008 7,948
NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 7,948
NISSAN ALTIMA 2010 7,948
NISSAN FRONTIER 2008 7,948
NISSAN FRONTIER 2009 7,948
NISSAN FRONTIER 2010 7,948
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2008 7,948
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2009 7,948
NISSAN PATHFINDER 2010 7,948
NISSAN ROGUE 2008 7,948
NISSAN ROGUE 2009 7,948
NISSAN ROGUE 2010 7,948
NISSAN SENTRA 2008 7,948
NISSAN SENTRA 2009 7,948
NISSAN SENTRA 2010 7,948
NISSAN VERSA 2008 7,948
NISSAN VERSA 2009 7,948
NISSAN VERSA 2010 7,948
NISSAN XTERRA 2008 7,948
NISSAN XTERRA 2009 7,948
NISSAN XTERRA 2010 7,948

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V401000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.