NHTSA campaign 01V230000 · Ford campaign 01S22

Ford and Mercury Recall 01V-230: FORD/HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 01V230000 (Ford campaign 01S22) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on July 9, 2001, with 342,962 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Contour, Mercury Mystique and Mercury Cougar for model years 1996–1999. 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 01V230000 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: 01V230000 (also written 01V-230 or 01V230)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number: 01S22
Report received: July 9, 2001
Potentially affected: 342,962 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System
Owners notified: August 29, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V230000. 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
- 1996, 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built June 1, 1996 – May 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Cougar
- 1999 · Vehicles built December 6, 1997 – May 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Mercury Mystique
- 1996, 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built June 1, 1996 – May 31, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V230000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MY 1996-1998 PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE KANSAS CITY, CUAUTITLAN ASSEMBLY PLANTS OR ON MY 1999 PASSENGER VEHCLES BUILT AT THE AUTOMOTIVE ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY PLANTS, THE ROUGH SURFACE OF THE HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR'S STAINLESS STEEL BLADES CAN DAMAGE THE COPPER SURFACE OF THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. THE DAMAGE COULD, OVER TIME, CAUSE INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE CONNECTOR AND, DUE TO SUBSEQUENT TERMINAL RELAXATION, RESULT IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION.

Safety consequence

THE OPEN CIRCUIT COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL ARCING THAT COULD MELT THE CONNECTOR HOUSING MATERIAL CREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR AND A NEW WIRE JUMPER HARNESS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 29, 2001. 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 FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Notes

FORD RECALL NO.01S22.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V230000

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.