Aston Martin recalls 7,000 vehicles over seat heaters
Discussion
From Autoblog - seems to apply to Aston Martin in USA - will the same recall apply in UK?
"We've seen vehicles being recalled for all sorts of reasons: ignitions switching off, airbags inflating prematurely, brake lines leaking fluid... but this latest one from Aston Martin is for the seat heater.
So what, rich folks won't be able to drive their Volantes with the roof down when it gets cold, you say? Tragic though that would surely be, we're afraid this problem lies at the opposite end of the spectrum: seat heaters that won't turn off. The danger that poses, according to the statement below from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is that the seats could start to smolder. And that doesn't sound like fun.
The issue affects just about the entire Aston range, including the DB9, DBS, Virage, V8 Vantage and V12 Vantage, covering the 2006-2014 model years and manufactured between July 3, 2006 and November 5, 2014. So you'd figure that would add up to a lot of vehicles, and we suppose it does, considering the niche market in which Aston competes.
All told, the recall affects an estimated 7,256 units across the United States, the owners of which will need to bring their luxury GTs into their local dealer to have an additional circuit module installed that will cut the power to the seat heaters in case the control module fails."
"We've seen vehicles being recalled for all sorts of reasons: ignitions switching off, airbags inflating prematurely, brake lines leaking fluid... but this latest one from Aston Martin is for the seat heater.
So what, rich folks won't be able to drive their Volantes with the roof down when it gets cold, you say? Tragic though that would surely be, we're afraid this problem lies at the opposite end of the spectrum: seat heaters that won't turn off. The danger that poses, according to the statement below from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is that the seats could start to smolder. And that doesn't sound like fun.
The issue affects just about the entire Aston range, including the DB9, DBS, Virage, V8 Vantage and V12 Vantage, covering the 2006-2014 model years and manufactured between July 3, 2006 and November 5, 2014. So you'd figure that would add up to a lot of vehicles, and we suppose it does, considering the niche market in which Aston competes.
All told, the recall affects an estimated 7,256 units across the United States, the owners of which will need to bring their luxury GTs into their local dealer to have an additional circuit module installed that will cut the power to the seat heaters in case the control module fails."
tonyhall38 said:
Sevenoaks phoned me before Christmas , and informed me of the recall.....I think you will find cars within the dealer network will get done first followed by the rest unless the owner requests the upgrade directly.....
Mine and Nicks came from Hagley but as he has said neither of us have heard anything yet 
tonyhall38 said:
I think you will find cars within the dealer network will get done first followed by the rest unless the owner requests the upgrade directly.....
Not sure AMLs recall insurers would see it that way. And then when AML are explaining to the products insurer who will pay the claim for the posh birds burnt frock "sorry we priorotised those who spend money within the dealer network"........tonyhall38 said:
Sevenoaks phoned me before Christmas , and informed me of the recall.....I think you will find cars within the dealer network will get done first followed by the rest unless the owner requests the upgrade directly.....
Interesting. Mine was bought from, and is serviced by, Sevenoaks too. 
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