NHTSA campaign 01V003000
Utilimaster Recall 01V-003: UTILIMASTER/HEATER BLOWER MOTOR
NHTSA recall 01V003000 was reported by UTILIMASTER CORPORATION on January 5, 2001, with 15,762 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Utilimaster Walk-In Van for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on January 24, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V003000 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
- 01V003000 (also written 01V-003 or 01V003)
- Filed by
- UTILIMASTER CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 15,762 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System — Fan/Motor
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V003000. 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.
Utilimaster
Utilimaster Walk-In Van
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V003000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: WALK-IN DELIVERY VANS SUPPLIED TO THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. UNDER CERTAIN SNOW CONDITIONS, IF MOISTURE GETS INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR AND SUBSEQUENTLY REFREEZES, THE BLOWER MOTOR COULD SEIZE CAUSING A RESISTOR TO OVERHEAT.
Safety consequence
WHEN A RESISTOR OVERHEATS, THE PLENUM COULD MELT, RESULTING IN DEFORMATION AND POSSIBLE IGNITION.
Manufacturer remedy
UTILIMASTER WILL INSTALL FUSES BETWEEN THE RESISTORS AND THE POWER SUPPLY, WHICH WILL PROTECT THE RESISTOR ASSEMBLY IN THE EVENT OF AN OVERCURRENT SITUATION. AN EXISTING FUSE WILL BE RESIZED TO PROTECT THE WIRING HARNESS IN HIGH-SPEED FAN OPERATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 24, 2001. ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE VEHICLES ARE INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V003000
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.