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Garmin to recall 1.25 million GPS devices

article published on 25 August, 2010

Garmin has announced they are recalling 1.25 million GPS devices due to potential fire hazards from overheating batteries. The navigation company was quick to tell investors that the recall would not hurt quarterly results. Garmin had narrowed down the affected units to its Nuvi range, using third-party supplied batteries within a specified date code range. Each uses the same specific ... [ read the full article ]

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DSWarrior
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_ 		26. August 2010 @ 07:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
O...K... So which devices of the Nuvi range will be recalled?
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borhan9
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_ 		26. August 2010 @ 08:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I thought these guys were one of the top range brands?? Go figure...
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jam_k
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_ 		26. August 2010 @ 13:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Nuvi model numbers 200W, 250W, 260W, and 7xx ... but not all of them.. if you have one of those model numbers check at there site at https://my.garmin.com/rma/recallLanding.faces where you have to enter your serial number to see if your affected.
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_ 		26. August 2010 @ 13:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by borhan9:
 I thought these guys were one of the top range brands?? Go figure...
The batteries are the problem. A third party supplied the batteries, Garmin doesn't make them.

And in my experience with Garmin GPS units they are one of the top brands.
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ST2006
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_ 		26. August 2010 @ 20:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by borhan9:
 I thought these guys were one of the top range brands?? Go figure...
I'm not being funny, but even if Garmin made the batteries how would this show them to be a crap brand? Because they made one screw up? Damn man.

And if any thing, it actually shows them to be a good brand (and it's also likely they dont want their arses sued) by going out and making the effort to stop any potential harm and issues and looking after their customers as an aftersale service...
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