# NHTSA recall 11V131000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 11V131000
- Manufacturer: BRAUN CORPORATION
- Reported: 2011\-02\-24
- Owners notified: 2011\-03\-17
- Component: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
- Units potentially affected: 185

## What is wrong

BRAUN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2011 PARATRANSIT VANS BUILT ON FORD E\-350 CHASSIS FROM APRIL 27, 2005, THROUGH JULY 29, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER GENV EM\-1 EVAPORATOR UNITS \(EM\-1\) MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1, 2006 THROUGH DECEMBER 2010, CONTAINING A DELPHI PACK\-CON III FUSE HOLDER IN AN ALLIED MOTION MOTOR ASSEMBLY; EM\-1 UNIT PART NUMBERS 77\-62112\-XX AND 77\-62512\-XX, STARTING WITH SERIAL NUMBER KNT90890232 TO SERIAL NUMBER NNE91230058.  DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.


## What can happen

IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY FLAME, SMOKE AND POTENTIAL FIRE.


## The remedy

BRAUN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND INSTRUCT THEM TO CONTACT EITHER CARRIER OR A BRAUN DEALER TO OBTAIN THE FREE REMEDY.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 17, 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1\-800\-793\-4741 OR BRAUN AT 1\-800\-THE\-LIFT \(1\-800\-843\-5438\).


## Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2005 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2005/recalls.md). Built 2005\-04\-27 to 2010\-07\-29.
- [2006 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-04\-27 to 2010\-07\-29.
- [2007 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2007/recalls.md). Built 2005\-04\-27 to 2010\-07\-29.
- [2008 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2008/recalls.md). Built 2005\-04\-27 to 2010\-07\-29.
- [2009 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2009/recalls.md). Built 2005\-04\-27 to 2010\-07\-29.
- [2010 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2010/recalls.md). Built 2005\-04\-27 to 2010\-07\-29.
- [2011 FORD E\-350](/makes/ford/e-350/2011/recalls.md). Built 2005\-04\-27 to 2010\-07\-29.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SSM 52476](/bulletins/10254138.md), 2024-05-03, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47009](/bulletins/10138524.md), 2018-05-29, Service bulletin
- [SSM 47201](/bulletins/10137113.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin
- [FSA\-12229](/bulletins/10043206.md), 2012-03-02, Service bulletin
- [ER\-12229](/bulletins/10043204.md), 2012-03-02, Service bulletin
- [ER\-2011\-001P](/bulletins/10040784.md), 2011-09-13, Service bulletin
- [0703](/bulletins/10022719.md), 2007-09-25, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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