NHTSA Campaign 01V262000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NHTSA campaign 01V262000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: appliance: air conditioner. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 01V262000 with NHTSA on August 15, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V262000, NHTSA lists up to 413,245 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 16, 1998 and December 17, 2000.
The 01V262000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V262000 were scheduled from August 27, 2001, 12 days after the report.
01V262000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V262000 ranks 33 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 01V262000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 01V262000 was 00V396000, reported on November 28, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH AUXILIARY REAR AIR-CONDITIONING. IF THE AUXILIARY AIR-CONDITIONING BLOWER MOTOR STOPS TURNING WHILE IN THE MEDIUM-LOW BLOWER SPEED SETTING, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT THE RESISTOR MAY BECOME HOT AND SMOKE.
- The risk
- THE MOTOR COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH ON FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A JUMPER WIRE THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE MEDIUM-LOW BLOWER SPEED SETTING IS PROTECTED BY THE THERMAL LIMITER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGSUT 27, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Reported August 15, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V262000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V262000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 15, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted