The defect
THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CONTROL RESISTORS CAN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS OVERHEAT AND STALL.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN LOW AIR FLOW ACROSS THE RESISTORNETWORK AND HIGH AMPERAGE, ALLOWING THE AIR DUCT TO REACH ELEVATED TEMPERATURESWITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.
The remedy
INSTALL A THERMO CUTOFF DEVICE IN THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM AND/OR REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner COE | 1982, 1983 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1982, 1983 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner COE | 1982 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner COE | 1983 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Conventional | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
Other equipment recalls in 1988
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the equipment; FREIGHTLINER CORP. filed 116 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. |
| 88V127000 1 Aug 1988 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 88V120000 25 Jul 1988 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 88V092000 10 Jun 1988 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 88V056000 5 Apr 1988 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 88V055000 5 Apr 1988 | ELDORADO MOTOR CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988