NHTSA safety recall

Recall 88V138000

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner — Freightliner · reported 16 Aug 1988 · 19,898 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CONTROL RESISTORS CAN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS OVERHEAT AND STALL.

The risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN LOW AIR FLOW ACROSS THE RESISTORNETWORK AND HIGH AMPERAGE, ALLOWING THE AIR DUCT TO REACH ELEVATED TEMPERATURESWITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.

The fix

INSTALL A THERMO CUTOFF DEVICE IN THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM AND/OR REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH.

SYSTEM: HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LONG CONVENTIONAL AND HIGH CAB OVER ENGINE TRUCKS.

NHTSA campaign

88V138000

Filed by

Freightliner Corp.

Report received

16 Aug 1988

Owners notified

19 Oct 1988

Potentially affected

19,898

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.

1982 Freightliner Coe 1983 Freightliner Coe 1982 Freightliner Conventional 1983 Freightliner Conventional

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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