Front assembly: seat heater/coolerRecall 14V-753 · Aston Martin vehicles
Aston Martin Lagonda of North America recall 14V-753 covers 7,256 Aston Martin vehicles for a front assembly: seat heater/cooler problem, reported to NHTSA on November 25, 2014. The manufacturer's latest report (2016 Q3) shows 73% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 14V753000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 DB9, V12 Vantage, V8 Vantage, DBS, and Virage vehicles manufactured July 3, 2006, to November 5, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic control module for the driver and front passenger seat heaters may fail, preventing the seat heaters from being able to be turned off.
The risk
If the electronic control module fails, the seat heater could get hot enough that areas of the seat may overheat and smolder, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
The fix
Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional module to the circuit that can interrupt the power to the seat heaters in case the electronic control module for the seat heaters fails, free of charge. The recall began in January 2015. Owners may contact Aston Martin Customer Service by calling 1-888-923-9988. Aston Martin's number for this recall is RA-01-0019.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
73%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 120 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from July 3, 2006 to November 5, 2014. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.