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NHTSA recall 98V029000

Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner

Southern Comfort Express and 1 more

Reported Feb 11, 1998276 vehicles affectedSOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONSBuilt Nov 1, 1996 – Jun 1, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: chevrolet and GMC conversion vans equipped with twin air "ultra" rear heating and air conditioning units and converted by southern comfort conversions. the heater and air conditioning units contain a resistor coil that can overheat when the fan IS running at a low speed.

The risk

This could cause a fire within the unit.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the resistor coil in these units.

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Notes

Owner notification began february 10, 1998. 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 southern comfort at 1-800-745-6096.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).