The defect
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.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE RESISTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A TEMPERATURE PROTECTIVE THERMAL LIMITER, IF NECESSARY, WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Other equipment recalls in 1977
27 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the equipment; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 77V244000 28 Dec 1977 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 77V221000 15 Dec 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V215000 12 Dec 1977 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 77V001000 4 Dec 1977 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 77V209000 23 Nov 1977 | STARCRAFT COMPANY |
| 77V208000 22 Nov 1977 | BROUGHAM INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 77V192000 25 Oct 1977 | BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY |
| 77V175000 13 Oct 1977 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977