The defect
DECALS WARNING NOT TO USE ETHER OR STARTING FLUIDS MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED FROM THE AIR CLEANER AND/OR INSTRUMENT PANEL.
The risk
INJECTION OF THESE FLUIDS INTO THE AIR INTAKE SYSTEMCOULD POSSIBLY BE IGNITED BY THE HEATING COILS AND AN EXPLOSION MAY OCCUR.
The remedy
INSTALL WARNING LABELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Autocar | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| White GMC | 1988 |
| White Truck | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autocar | 1985 | 0 | 5 |
| Autocar | 1986 | 1 | 4 |
| Autocar | 1987 | 1 | 3 |
| White GMC | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| White Truck | 1985 | 0 | 6 |
| White Truck | 1986 | 1 | 4 |
| White Truck | 1987 | 0 | 6 |
Other equipment recalls in 1988
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the equipment; VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP filed 52 campaigns in all.
| 88V195000 19 Dec 1988 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 88V001000 6 Dec 1988 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 88V152000 26 Sept 1988 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 88V138000 16 Aug 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 88V127000 1 Aug 1988 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 88V120000 25 Jul 1988 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 88V056000 5 Apr 1988 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 88V055000 5 Apr 1988 | ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988