Activheat 6hcsbl24, model year 9999. Filed by Adventive Ideas, Llc and reported to NHTSA on 20 April 2011. 5,304 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says 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 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11E014 cover?
- Activheat 6Hcsbl24.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- USERS COULD SUSTAIN BURNS SHOULD THE SEAT COVER OVERHEAT.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. 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.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “USERS COULD SUSTAIN BURNS SHOULD THE SEAT COVER OVERHEAT.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11E014 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | ADVENTIVE IDEAS, LLC |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 20 April 2011 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | ACTIVHEAT 6HCSBL24 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
USERS COULD SUSTAIN BURNS SHOULD THE SEAT COVER OVERHEAT.
The 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.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 11E014, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11e014/
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- Defect summary
599698ba - Consequence
d16c1260 - Remedy
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