Garmin Launches Recall Of 1.25 Million GPS Units

GPS — 25 August 2010
Garmin Launches Recall Of 1.25 Million GPS Units

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Garmin’s line of GPS receivers are best-sellers, so quite a few people could be affected be news of safety recall they announced today. 1.25 million nuvi units suffer from an overheating issue that could be a potential fire hazard — these include the nuvi 200W, 250W,260W, and 7xx models, and the issue lies in specific batteries getting hot in a specific plastic housing. A complete listing of the models affected can be found at the “Read” link.

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  • Talixo2000

    I'd like to purchase a battery for my GPS Garmin nuvi 260