Garmin recalls Nuvi GPS devices because batteries can overheat Recalled: Aug. 25, 2010 Garmin is recalling about 1.3 million Nuvi GPS devices, including almost 800,000 in the US, because the batteries can overheat and create a fire hazard. Garmin said that certain batteries provided by a separate company have overheated in some Nuvi models, the Associated Press reports . Affected models include a subset of those with model numbers of 200W, 250W, 260W, and some models in the 700s. Check to see if your Garmin GPS is affected here