NHTSA recall campaign

79V162000

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner

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3Affected configurations shown10,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentEquipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Report receivedMar 7, 1979
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE AIR CONDITIONERS ON SOME VEHICLES CONTAIN BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS THAT MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE HOUSING MATERIAL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS WITH THERMALLY PROTECTED FUSE-LINK RESISTORS, WITHOUT CHARGE.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 79V162000

1977 MERCURY CAPRI IIOpen vehicle record →1976 MERCURY CAPRI IIOpen vehicle record →1974 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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