NHTSA Recall 79V176000 — Dodge, Plymouth Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner

What's wrong

CONDENSATE WATER MAY ACCUMULATE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER HOUSING; THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THIS WATER WILL CAUSE THE BLOWER MOTOR TO FAIL. BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE WOULD DISABLE THE AIR CONDTIONING UNIT AND THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO DEFROST OR DEFOG THE WINDSHIELD.

The fix

DEALER WILL DRILL A 1/4 INCH DRAIN HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER HOUSING TO PREVENT WATER ACCUMULATION, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS.SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONING; BLOWER HOUSING.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THIS WOULD RESULT INPOOR VISIBILITY AND, POSSIBLY, A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

NHTSA campaign

79V176000

Filed by

Chrysler Corporation

Report received

24 Jul 1979

Owners notified

6 Aug 1979

Potentially affected

68,000

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1979 Dodge B100 1979 Dodge B200 1979 Dodge B300 1979 Dodge Cb300 1979 Dodge Cb400 1979 Dodge Mb300 1979 Dodge Mb400 1979 Plymouth B100 1979 Plymouth B200 1979 Plymouth B300 1979 Plymouth Cb300 1979 Plymouth Cb400 1979 Plymouth Mb300 1979 Plymouth Mb400

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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