The defect
ELECTRICAL FUSES FOR THE REAR EVAPORATOR WIRING HARNESS WERE OMITTED, PRESENTING A POTENTIAL FOR CURRENT OVERLOAD IF A FAN ROTOR LOCKS UP DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE EVAPORATOR.
The risk
CURRENT OVERLOAD HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR IGNITINGCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS IN THE VICINITY OF THE EVAPORATOR WIRING HARNESS.
The remedy
INSTALL REDESIGNED WIRING HARNESS AND FUSES TO PROVIDE OVERLOAD PROTECTION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Collins | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1990
25 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the equipment; COLLINS BUS CORPORATION filed 46 campaigns in all.
| 90V178000 3 Oct 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V171000 19 Sept 1990 | KRYSTAL KOACH COMPANY |
| 90V172000 19 Sept 1990 | KRYSTAL KOACH COMPANY |
| 90V156000 5 Sept 1990 | CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL |
| 90V155000 5 Sept 1990 | CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL |
| 90V169000 4 Sept 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V153000 28 Aug 1990 | MOLONEY COACH BUILDERS |
| 90V158000 27 Aug 1990 | FORETRAVEL, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990