NHTSA recall campaign
11E014000
What was wrong
Defect
ADVENTIVE IDEAS IS RECALLING CERTAIN AFTERMARKET HEATED SEAT COVERS, MODEL NUMBER 6HCSCBL24 WITH MANUFACTURING BATCH CODES 20910B, 21009A, AND 21010B, PRODUCED FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH OCTOBER 2010. THESE HEATED SEAT COVERS WERE SOLD FOR USE IN VARIOUS MOTOR VEHICLES. DUE TO MULTIPLE CHANGES IN MATERIAL AND PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES, THE PRODUCT BECAME UNSTABLE AND IS PRONE TO OVERHEATING.
Risk
USERS COULD SUSTAIN BURNS SHOULD THE SEAT COVER OVERHEAT.
Manufacturer remedy
ADVENTIVE IDEAS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS ON RECORD AND WILL REPLACE THE HEATED SEAT COVERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO RETAIN THE SWITCHING CABLE. A NEW SWITCHING CABLE WILL NOT BE SENT WITH THE REPLACEMENT SEAT COVER. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ADVENTIVE IDEAS AT 1-800-541-3722.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.