The defect
THE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH AN UNECESSARILY LONG LENGTH OF WIRE FROM THE BLOWER SPEED CONTROL RESISTORS TO THE EVAPORATOR BLOWER MOTOR. DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THE WIRE, CHAFING OR PINCHING MAY OCCUR AT SOME POINT, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THIS WILL STOP THE MOTOR.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, MODIFY THE LENGTH OF THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRE 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 1980
16 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the equipment; PEUGEOT, INC. filed 22 campaigns in all.
| 80V165000 12 Dec 1980 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 80V159000 8 Dec 1980 | BROUGHAM INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 80V154000 21 Nov 1980 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 80V140000 23 Oct 1980 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 80V132000 14 Oct 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V127000 29 Sept 1980 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 80V124000 23 Sept 1980 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 80V118000 19 Sept 1980 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980