The defect
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.
The remedy
DEALER WILL MODIFY THE INVOLVED UNITS AS FOUND NECESSARY.
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 |
| 77V220000 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