Aston Martin V8 Vantage, DBS +3 more: Seats — seat heater/cooler

Affects Aston Martin V8 Vantage, DBS, DB9, V12 Vantage Coupe, Virage · 2006–2014 — about 7K vehicles.

The hazard

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.

What to do

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.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational