Recall campaign · NHTSA 77V221000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1977-12-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 77V221000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
6
Reported to NHTSA
1977-12-15

Defect description

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH AIR CONDITIONING UNITS WHICH CONTAIN BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WIRES WHICH ARE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED. AS A RESULT, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE POLYPROPYLENE CASE MATERIAL COULD BECOME OVERHEATED AND EVENTUALLY IGNITE, ESPECIALLY IF THE BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH IS IN THE LOW OR MEDIUM POSITION.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL MODIFY THE INVOLVED UNITS AS FOUND NECESSARY.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONING; BLOWER MOTOR.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF AN ENGINE FIRE STARTS AND SPREADS TO THE PASSENGERCOMPARTMENT, PASSENGERS COULD RECEIVE SERIOUS INJURIES.NOTE: UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SERVICED, THE BLOWER MOTOR SHOULD NOT BE SET IN THELOW OR MEDIUM POSITIONS.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Fairmont1978
MERCURY Zephyr1978

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.