Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT | ||||||||||||||||
| 10E043000 | MARATHON SEAT COVERS, INC. | E (Equipment) | 294 | 09/14/2010 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 09/03/2010 | 09/10/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Marathon is recalling certain seat covers, brand superhides with part numbers 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, and 630, sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these seat covers are made of heavier thread and are not compatible with seats containing side airbags. the heavier seat cover could interfere with full deployment of the airbag in the event of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An improperly deployed airbag could result in serious injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Marathon will notify owners of record and replace the seat cover free of charge. the safety recall began on september 14, 2010. owners may contact marathon at 1-800-735-2769. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket marathon seat covers and has no relation to any original equipment installed on general motors, ford, chrysler, toyota, or nissan vehicles.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 07/13/2008 | 82000 | 1 | |
| Air conditioning went as well as replacement of ball bearing and pulley because they seized and just yesterday august 27,2008 the battery went. *tr | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||
| 10/24/2006 | 20050 | 3 | 01/28/2004 |
| Am/fm cd player comes on with engine/ignition off. bought vehicle in 2004 and later that year brought it back to dealer because radio would come on by itself and drain battery. dealer replaced radio under warranty. in 2005 brought vehicle in to dealer again with the same problem. dealer claims they could not duplicate the problem. nothing done. in 2006 brought vehicle to dealer again with the same problem, vehicle no longer under warranty. dealer charged $80 diagnostic fee. stated problem was defective radio, offered to replace radio for $390 plus tax. i declined and had an after market radio installed. problem persisted. brought vehicle to another mechanic who located a defective fuse panel accessory control relay and replaced it. problem no longer exists. *nm | |||