Appliance: air conditionerRecall 79V-162 · Mercury vehicles
FORD MOTOR COMPANY recall 79V-162 covers 10,000 Mercury vehicles for a appliance: air conditioner problem, reported to NHTSA on July 3, 1979.
Source: NHTSA recall 79V162000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by an NHTSA defect investigation.
The problem
THE AIR CONDITIONERS ON SOME VEHICLES CONTAIN BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS THAT MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE HOUSING MATERIAL.
The fix
DEALER WILL REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS WITH THERMALLY PROTECTED FUSE-LINK RESISTORS, WITHOUT CHARGE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLE.SYSTEM: AIR CONDTITIONING; BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THIS COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE AND PERSONAL INJURYTO PASSENGERS.NOTE: OVERHEATING AND FIRE IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS EITHERSTATIONARY OR MOVING AND THE BLOWER SWITCH IS IN EITHER THE LOW OR MEDIUM ONE(1) POSITION.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from January 1, 1974 to October 1, 1977. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.
The investigation behind this recall
- UNDERDASH FIRESNHTSA