NHTSA campaign 01I009000 · Manufacturer campaign 01M07

FORD MOTOR COMPANY Recall 01I-009: FORD/HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 01I009000 (Manufacturer campaign 01M07) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on July 9, 2001, with 566,979 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on August 29, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01I009000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01I009000 (also written 01I-009 or 01I009)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Manufacturer campaign number: 01M07
Report received: July 9, 2001
Potentially affected: 566,979 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Visibility — Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System — Windshield — Electrical Heating Element
Owners notified: August 29, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01I009000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ford

Ford Contour
- 1995, 1996, 1997

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Mercury

Mercury Mystique
- 1995, 1996, 1997

All Mercury recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01I009000.

Defect description

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1995-1997 FORD CONTOUR AND MERCURY MYSTIQUE VEHICLES. THE HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR COULD OVERHEAT CAUSING THE ATTACHED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO MELT.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

FORD WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE HEATER BLOWER SWITCH FOR 10 YEARS FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF SALE OF THE VEHICLE OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR AND A NEW WIRE JUMPER HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE.

Notes

FORD HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT AN EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR POTENTIAL HEATHER BLOWER RESISTOR PROBLEMS. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FORD AT1-866-436-7332, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01I009000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.