The defect
HEATER HOSE MAY BE INCORRECTLY ROUTED.
The risk
HOSE COULD WEAR THROUGH AND LEAK, WHICH COULD RESULT INAN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The remedy
INSTALL A RETAINING BRACKET THAT WILL REROUTE HOSE AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coons Diamond | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Coons Wayne | 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coons Diamond | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Coons Diamond | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Coons Diamond | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Coons Diamond | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Coons Diamond | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Coons Diamond | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Coons Diamond | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Coons Wayne | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Coons Wayne | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Coons Wayne | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 1989
15 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the visibility; COONS MFG., INC. filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 89V001000 4 Dec 1989 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 89V217000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V214000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V197000 9 Nov 1989 | ROAD RESCUE, INC. |
| 89V174000 13 Oct 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V150000 1 Oct 1989 | EMERGE-A-STAR |
| 89V151000 1 Oct 1989 | ASHLEY EMERGENCY VEHICLES |
| 89V160000 28 Sept 1989 | A. D. MILLER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989