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Aston Martin battery supply cable on these vehicles may become damaged when the driver seat is positioned in the full rearward location.

NHTSA campaign 17V-795 · Reported December 11, 2017 · 1,953 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Aston Martin DB9 and DBS
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,953
REMEDY
Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the battery supply cable for damage, and install a routing block to keep the battery supply cable from being compressed by the seat, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Aston Martin The Americas reported a problem with the 12v/24v/48v battery cables. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The battery supply cable on these vehicles may become damaged when the driver seat is positioned in the full rearward location.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the battery cable is damaged and then grounded, the short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the battery supply cable for damage, and install a routing block to keep the battery supply cable from being compressed by the seat, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-795.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2005–2009Aston Martin DB9
2005–2009Aston Martin DBS

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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