The defect
CERTAIN VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS". IMPROPER SETTING OF THE THERMOSTAT CAN CAUSE THE HEATING COILS TO BE DE-ENERGIZED PREMATURELY, RESULTING IN INADEQUATE DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING.
The remedy
DEALER WILL ADJUST THE THERMOSTAT SETTING AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Electricar 964A | 1981 |
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricar 964A | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 1982
5 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the visibility.
| 82V110000 15 Nov 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V098000 12 Oct 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V077000 2 Aug 1982 | GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. |
| 82V053000 24 May 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982