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Flammable Garmin nüvi Devices!

Flammable Garmin nüvi Devices!

Garmin has announced a recall action because the batteries in some devices can be dangerous.

Flammable Garmin nüvi Devices!

Garmin, one of the world's largest manufacturers of GPS devices, has announced a recall campaign. The recall applies to some models of the Garmin nüvi Navigation Device Series, which can cause a battery from an unnamed supplier to overheat due to a design flaw in a printed circuit board, causing a risk of accident and fire.

Fortunately, no one has been injured so far and no significant material damage has occurred.

The devices involved in the recall come from the following series:

  • nüvi 200W, 250W, & 260W
  • nüvi 7xx Series

Flammable Garmin nüvi Devices!

Garmin has identified the affected GPS devices so anyone can easily verify that theirs is among the estimated 1,25 million devices. Just need to visit the To the side of Garmin and enter the serial number of the navigation device.

The official warning can be read here.

Source: Garmin

Flammable Garmin nüvi Devices!

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