The defect
LEAVES AND OTHER FOREIGN MATERIAL CAN ENTER THROUGH THE COWL PANEL AIR INTAKE DURING OPERATION OF THE FRONT HEATER AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM RESULTING IN A BUILD-UP OF MATERIAL IN THE PLENUM. THIS CAN LEAD TO NOISE, ODORS, OR IN SOME CASES, IGNITION OF THESE MATERIALS.
The risk
A VEHICLE FIRE COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INTAKE SCREEN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mercury Villager | 1993 |
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Villager | 1993 | 414 | 5 |
Other visibility recalls in 1995
15 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the visibility; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 95V235000 14 Dec 1995 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 95V222002 22 Nov 1995 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 95V206000 24 Oct 1995 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 95V211002 13 Oct 1995 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 95V211001 13 Oct 1995 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 95V183000 3 Oct 1995 | TRANSIT MANUFACTURING,INC |
| 95V085000 1 May 1995 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 95V087000 1 May 1995 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995