Garmin Service Alerts

Garmin Service Alerts are published to warn users of potential safety issues concerning Garmin products or software and specify corrective action.

Service Alerts

Subject Date Download
Radar service may be lost after extended, uninterrupted use.
December 13, 2010 Download PDF
Weather data may not appear on chartplotters that have a XM WX Satellite Weather® subscription.
November 29, 2010 Download PDF
The GHP 10 autopilot may fail to detect pump stalls on improperly-bled hydraulic systems.
August 20, 2010 Download PDF
Possible radar communication loss when a Garmin GMR™ 18 HD Radar or a GMR™ 24 HD Radar are connected to a Garmin GPSMAP® 700 series Chartplotter.
July 23, 2010 Download PDF
Certain Garmin chartplotters may incorrectly or incompletely draw areas of marine charts in a way that makes land or shallow water areas appear to be navigable water. May 11, 2010 Download PDF

Affected maps contain incorrect tidal information for an area off the Oregon coast that covers about 100 miles of shoreline from approximately Bandon to Waldport, resulting in high and low tide values that are inaccurate.

November 23, 2009 Download PDF
Auto Guidance Route Calculation: Charted Obstacles November 4, 2009 Download PDF
Serial GPS Mode - Incorrect date/time displayed September 18, 2009 Download PDF
BlueChart® g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision® Version 2009 Recall June 4, 2009 Download PDF
GHP™ 10 Steering Systems March 24, 2009 Download PDF
Affected GPSMAP® 520, 530, 540, 550 units may provide incorrect position information to the user or to interfaced NMEA devices in some circumstances. June 29, 2007 Download PDF