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NHTSA recall 79V162000

Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner

Mercury Capri and 1 more

Reported Jul 3, 197910,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Jan 1, 1974 – Oct 1, 1977

The defect

The air conditioners on some vehicles contain blower motor resistors that may cause overheating of the housing material.

The remedy

Dealer will replace blower motor resistors with thermally protected fuse-link resistors, without charge.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mercury Capri
1974
Mercury Capri II
19761977

Notes

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.