Recall Detail

PETERBILT / 372 / 1989

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 21478 Vehicale/Equipment Name: PETERBILT
Recalled Component Id: 000006125000034175000000252 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 372 Model Year: 1989
NHTSA Campaign Number: 91V035000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR Manufacturer That Filed Report: PACCAR, INCORPORATED
Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1988 End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1991
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 515
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 12 1991 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : PACCAR Incorporated Report Received Date: Mar, 04 1991
Record Creation date : Mar, 13 1991 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Consequence Summary: This could result in melt down of surrounding plastichousing and possible ignition of the melted material, resulting in a fire.
Corrective Summary : Replace blower switch resistor with resistor with fusible link, and relocate the resistor to a location with increased flow of cooling air. Recall Notes: System: blower motor.vehicle description: heavy duty trucks.descriiption of defect: binding or freezing of blower motor with loss of coolingair and increased current draw could cause blower switch resistor coil to heatexcessively.
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