The defect
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, A THERMAL LIMITER IN THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CIRCUIT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER ASSEMBLY MAY NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED. IF THE BLOWER MOTOR BECOMES JAMMED WHEN THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING IN THE MEDIUM-LOW BLOWER SPEED, THE RESISTOR COILS CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING MELTING AND POSSIBLE IGNITION.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE RESISTOR ASSEMBLY WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort | 1982 |
| Ford EXP | 1982 |
| Mercury LN7 | 1982 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1982 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford EXP | 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| Ford Escort | 1982 | 4 | 5 |
| Mercury LN7 | 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1982 | 3 | 5 |
Other equipment recalls in 1982
12 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the equipment; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 82V129000 16 Dec 1982 | NATIONAL MOTOR COACH CO. |
| 82V112000 17 Nov 1982 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 82V092000 24 Sept 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V072000 19 Jul 1982 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 82V069000 1 Jul 1982 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 82V068000 1 Jul 1982 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
| 82V043000 10 May 1982 | ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL |
| 82V024000 15 Mar 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982