The defect
WATER LEAKING UNDER WINDSHIELD COWL IN AREA ABOVE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK RESULTS IN CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS.
The risk
CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS INCREASES ELECTRICALRESISTANCE, LEADING TO OVERHEATING AND POSSBLE IGNITION OF THE WIRING CONNECTORSAND INSULATION, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE COWL AREA.
The remedy
THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK WILL BE REPLACED, AND A MASTIC PATCH APPLIED TO SEAL THE COWL AGAINST WATER ENTRY. DAMAGED WIRE CONNECTORS WILL BE REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Fifth Avenue | 1991 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1990, 1991 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1990, 1991 |
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Fifth Avenue | 1991 | 36 | 3 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1990 | 92 | 3 |
| Chrysler New Yorker | 1991 | 84 | 4 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1990 | 55 | 5 |
| Dodge Dynasty | 1991 | 108 | 5 |
Other visibility recalls in 1991
9 of the 220 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1991 concerned the visibility; CHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 640 campaigns in all.
| 91V006000 3 Oct 1991 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 91V139000 23 Aug 1991 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 91V090000 10 Jun 1991 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 91V086000 3 Jun 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V076000 6 May 1991 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 91V035000 4 Mar 1991 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 91V031000 19 Feb 1991 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 91V017000 1 Jan 1991 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1991