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 AND SPLICE HOSE AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Road Rescue | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road Rescue | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Road Rescue | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Road Rescue | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Road Rescue | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Road Rescue | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 1989
15 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the visibility; ROAD RESCUE, INC. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 89V001000 4 Dec 1989 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 89V217000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V214000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 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 |
| 89V143000 23 Aug 1989 | COLLINS AMBULANCE CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989