NHTSA recall 97E038000 · Equipment
Electrical system › Wiring › Fuses and circuit breakers
Reported Nov 4, 199736,000 vehicles affectedR. V. PRODUCTS
The defect
Equipment description: printed circuit (pc) board housed in the electrical control box assembly equipped with the vehicle's air conditioning unit. an electrical relay on the pc board will fail to activate. when the relay fails to activate, other electrical components, and the pc board itself, are required to carry excess electrical current.
The risk
The electrical components and the pc board can overheat, char and produce smoke, possibly resulting in a fire.
The remedy
Owners will receive a replacement electrical control box and installation instructions. if an owner so desires, they can have their dealer install this control box.