The Garmin recall reportedly affects 1.25-million Garmin nuvi units that “may be prone to overheating when used in models with a specific circuit board.” A company spokesperson said that “in rare circumstances” these units may become a fire hazard. More information. Here are the affected models:

The recalled devices include a small subset of the following nuvi model numbers: nuvi 200W, 250W, & 260W; nuvi 7xx (where xx is a two-digit number)

[via Yahoo]

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