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Magnetek 7345 and 8 more

Reported Sep 15, 19989,715 vehicles affectedMAGNETEKBuilt Feb 16, 1998 – Aug 3, 1998

The defect

Equipment description: power converters. a weakened bypass capacitor on the converter's pc board can cause a breakdown of the capacitor allowing electrical current leakage.

The risk

Electrical current leakage could result in a fire.

The remedy

Magnetek IS replacing these power converters.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Notes

Owner notification began september 16, 1998.owners who do not receive the free replacement converters within a reasonable time should contact magnetek at 1-219-356-7100, ext. 469.Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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