FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1977-12-15.
Recall campaignNHTSA 77V220000
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
6,000
Reported to NHTSA
1977-12-15
Owners notified
1978-01-03
Defect description
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN AIR CONDITIONERS WHICH HAVE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WIRES WHICH WERE IMPROPERLY ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE BLOWER HOUSING WALL. AS A RESULT, THE BLOWER MOTOR COULD BECOME JAMMED AND, IF THE BLOWER SWITCH IS IN EITHER THE MEDIUM OR LOW POSITION, THE POLYPROPYLENE BLOWER HOUSING COULD IGNITE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE RESISTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A TEMPERATURE PROTECTIVE THERMAL LIMITER, IF NECESSARY, WITHOUT CHARGE.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONING; BLOWER MOTOR.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: AN ENGINE FIRE COULD START AND SPREAD TO THE PASSENGERCOMPARTMENT, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO VEHICLE PASSENGERS.NOTE: UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAN BE SERVICED, THE BLOWER SWITCH SHOULD NOT BE SET INTHE LOW OR MEDIUM POSITION.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.