Auto XS: equipment recalls
NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Auto XS. NHTSA received the reports from 2015 to 2016. The campaigns have 74,856 units in total. The newest campaign is 16E015000. NHTSA received the report on 26 Feb 2016.
The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.
NHTSA recall file through .
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 74,856 units in total.
16E015000Received . 41,412 units.
Equipment / Electrical
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Walser Asia Pacific Ltd. (Walser) is recalling certain accessory Auto XS Heated Car Seat Cushions, model number 16478, manufactured June 30, 2015, to August 30, 2015, and sold exclusively through ALDI USA stores between December 20, 2015 and February 10. The seat covers may overheat causing the fabric to melt.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the seat cover overheats melting the fabric, it can increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant or may result in a vehicle fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Walser does not know the contact information for the purchasers of the heated seat covers. Walser will work with the exclusive seller, ALDI USA to issue a joint press release instructing owners to return the affected seat covers back to ALDI for a refund. The recall began on February 11, 2016. Owners may contact Walser customer service at 1-800-222-0999.
Products named: Auto XS Heated Car Seat Cushion.
Report filed by Walser Asia Pacific Ltd..
15E044000Received . 33,444 units.
Equipment
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
MACVAD Limited (MACVAD) is recalling certain accessory Auto XS Heated Seat Covers, part number 44322, manufactured August 1, 2014, to September 1, 2014. The seat covers may overheat causing the fabric to melt.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the seat cover overheats melting the fabric, it can increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant or may result in a vehicle fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
MACVAD will refund the full amount of the original purchase price. The recall began on July 17, 2015. Owners may contact MACVAD customer service at 1-800-685-5053.
Products named: Auto XS Heated Car Seat Cover.
Report filed by MACVAD Limited. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Counts
Products in the campaigns
The product names in the NHTSA file.
- Heated Car Seat Cover1
- Heated Car Seat Cushion1
Official channels
- NHTSA recall lookupNHTSA shows the recalls of a child seat, a tire or equipment by brand and model.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
Cite this page
Recall Register. Auto XS: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/auto-xs/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
Manufacturers in the recall file: MACVAD Limited; Walser Asia Pacific Ltd..
The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Which Auto XS products do the campaigns name?
- The NHTSA records have 2 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is:
Heated Car Seat Cover
- How many units does a Auto XS equipment campaign have?
- The median Auto XS campaign has 41,412 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
- Which component do the Auto XS campaigns name most often?
- Equipment, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.