GHP Reactor Marine Autopilot
Published 4 December 2015
Product
The Autopilot is used by pilots of small recreational boats and can be installed by Australian OEMs or individual consumers as an aftermarket product. The Autopilot may also be applied for vessels carrying a small number of passengers. Identifying features description 010-00705-15 GHP Reactor Hydraulic Autopilot Corepack 010-00705-45 GHP Reactor Mechanical Autopilot Retrofit Corepack 010-00705-65 GHP Reactor Hydraulic with SmartPump Corepack 010-00705-71 GHP Reactor Hydraulic Autopilot Corepack for SmartPump 010-00705-80 GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire Standard Corepack 010-00705-81 GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire Corepack for Yamaha® Helm Master™ 010-00705-82 GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire Corepack for Viking® VIPER® 010-00705-85 GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire Corepack for Volvo-Penta 010-11052-60 Course Computer Unit, GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire 010-11052-61 Course Computer Unit, GHP Reactor Steer-by-wire for VIPER 010-11052-62 Course Computer Unit, GHP Reactor 010-11052-63 Course Computer Unit, GHP Reactor for Volvo-Penta
Why it was recalled
Garmin has discovered an issue involving software on GHP Reactor Autopilots that may cause the unit memory to become corrupted and inoperative.
Hazard
In very rare circumstances, the Autopilot may behave unexpectedly, including performing an 'abrupt' manoeuvre.
Source: Product Safety Australia. RecallMatch AU provides a screening summary and is independent of the ACCC.