The defect
CONDENSATE WATER MAY ACCUMULATE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER HOUSING; THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THIS WATER WILL CAUSE THE BLOWER MOTOR TO FAIL. BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE WOULD DISABLE THE AIR CONDTIONING UNIT AND THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO DEFROST OR DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD.
The remedy
DEALER WILL DRILL A 1/4 INCH DRAIN HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER HOUSING TO PREVENT WATER ACCUMULATION, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Other equipment recalls in 1979
24 of the 274 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1979 concerned the equipment; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 79V229000 16 Oct 1979 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 79V227000 16 Oct 1979 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 79V226000 15 Oct 1979 | LEGGETT & PRATT, INC. |
| 79V219000 11 Oct 1979 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 79V203000 11 Sept 1979 | AMERICAN GARELLI EAST,LTD |
| 79V181000 1 Aug 1979 | CYCLE PEUGEOT USA |
| 79V172000 13 Jul 1979 | MOTOBECANE AMERICA, LTD. |
| 79V173000 13 Jul 1979 | MOTOBECANE AMERICA, LTD. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1979