NHTSA Recall 79V162000
Filed by Ford Motor Company. Component: Equipment. Reported 1979-07-03. An estimated 10,000 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
THE AIR CONDITIONERS ON SOME VEHICLES CONTAIN BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS THAT MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE HOUSING MATERIAL.
What the manufacturer will do
DEALER WILL REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS WITH THERMALLY PROTECTED FUSE-LINK RESISTORS, WITHOUT CHARGE.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLE.SYSTEM: AIR CONDTITIONING; BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE AND PERSONAL INJURYTO PASSENGERS.NOTE: OVERHEATING AND FIRE IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS EITHERSTATIONARY OR MOVING AND THE BLOWER SWITCH IS IN EITHER THE LOW OR MEDIUM ONE(1) POSITION.
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