NHTSA campaign 01V262000 · Ford campaign 01S26

Ford Recall 01V-262: FORD/AUXILIARY A/C BLOWER MOTOR WIRING

NHTSA recall 01V262000 (Ford campaign 01S26) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on August 15, 2001, with 413,245 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Windstar for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on August 27, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
01V262000 (also written 01V-262 or 01V262)
Filed by
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford campaign number
01S26
Report received
Potentially affected
413,245 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Appliance — Air Conditioner
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V262000. 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 Windstar

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 16, 1998 – December 17, 2000 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V262000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH AUXILIARY REAR AIR-CONDITIONING. IF THE AUXILIARY AIR-CONDITIONING BLOWER MOTOR STOPS TURNING WHILE IN THE MEDIUM-LOW BLOWER SPEED SETTING, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT THE RESISTOR MAY BECOME HOT AND SMOKE.

Safety consequence

THE MOTOR COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH ON FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A JUMPER WIRE THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE MEDIUM-LOW BLOWER SPEED SETTING IS PROTECTED BY THE THERMAL LIMITER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGSUT 27, 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 1-866-436-7332.

Notes

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 01V262000

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.