NHTSA recall 01V262000
Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner
Ford Windstar
Reported Aug 15, 2001413,245 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 01S26Built Apr 16, 1998 – Dec 17, 2000
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 remedy
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.