NHTSA Recall 10V566000

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)Nov 8, 2010· VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC.

Summary

VOLVO IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GARMIN 760 PORTABLE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) UNITS BECAUSE THE BATTERIES ON THOSE UNITS MAY OVERHEAT.

Consequence

AN OVERHEATED BATTERY COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.

Remedy

VOLVO ADVISES OWNERS TO PLEASE STOP USING THE GARMIN PORTABLE GPS DEVICE IMMEDIATELY, AND VISIT THE GARMIN WEBSITE TO DETERMINE IF THEIR UNIT IS AFFECTED. THE UNIT'S BATTERY WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW BATTERY AND A SPACER WILL BE INSERTED ON TOP OF THE BATTERY NEXT TO THE PCB. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 18, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN AT 866-957-1981 OR VISIT GARMIN'S WEBSITE AT WWW.GARMIN.COM/NUVIBATTERYPCBRECALL.

Affected Vehicles

YearMakeModel
2007VolvoC30
2008VolvoC30
2009VolvoC30
2010VolvoC30
2006VolvoC70
2007VolvoC70
2008VolvoC70
2009VolvoC70
2010VolvoC70
2004VolvoS40
2005VolvoS40
2006VolvoS40
2007VolvoS40
2008VolvoS40
2009VolvoS40
2010VolvoS40
2001VolvoS60
2002VolvoS60
2003VolvoS60
2004VolvoS60
2005VolvoS60
2006VolvoS60
2007VolvoS60
2008VolvoS60
2009VolvoS60
2000VolvoS80
2001VolvoS80
2002VolvoS80
2003VolvoS80
2004VolvoS80
2005VolvoS80
2006VolvoS80
2007VolvoS80
2008VolvoS80
2009VolvoS80
2010VolvoS80
2005VolvoV50
2006VolvoV50
2007VolvoV50
2009VolvoV50
2010VolvoV50
2001VolvoV70
2002VolvoV70
2003VolvoV70
2004VolvoV70
2005VolvoV70
2006VolvoV70
2007VolvoV70
2008VolvoV70
2009VolvoV70
2010VolvoV70
2001VolvoXC70
2002VolvoXC70
2003VolvoXC70
2004VolvoXC70
2005VolvoXC70
2006VolvoXC70
2007VolvoXC70
2008VolvoXC70
2009VolvoXC70
2010VolvoXC70
2003VolvoXC90
2004VolvoXC90
2005VolvoXC90
2006VolvoXC90
2007VolvoXC90
2008VolvoXC90
2009VolvoXC90
2010VolvoXC90

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