The defect
HEATER HOSE MAY BE INCORRECTLY ROUTED.
The risk
HOSE COULD WEAR THROUGH AND LEAK, WHICH COULD RESULT INAN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
The remedy
REROUTE HOSE AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Collins Ambulance | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Ambulance | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins Ambulance | 1984 | 2 | 2 |
| Collins Ambulance | 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins Ambulance | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins Ambulance | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 1989
15 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the visibility; COLLINS AMBULANCE CORP. filed 3 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