{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"11V131000","date":"2011-02-24","owner_notified":"2011-03-17","manufacturer":"BRAUN CORPORATION","component":"EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER","summary":"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.","consequence":"IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY FLAME, SMOKE AND POTENTIAL FIRE.","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> .","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":185,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2005,"make":"FORD","model":"E-350","vehicle_id":"2005_ford_e-350","match":"exact","built_from":"2005-04-27","built_to":"2010-07-29"},{"year":2006,"make":"FORD","model":"E-350","vehicle_id":"2006_ford_e-350","match":"exact","built_from":"2005-04-27","built_to":"2010-07-29"},{"year":2007,"make":"FORD","model":"E-350","vehicle_id":"2007_ford_e-350","match":"exact","built_from":"2005-04-27","built_to":"2010-07-29"},{"year":2008,"make":"FORD","model":"E-350","vehicle_id":"2008_ford_e-350","match":"exact","built_from":"2005-04-27","built_to":"2010-07-29"},{"year":2009,"make":"FORD","model":"E-350","vehicle_id":"2009_ford_e-350","match":"exact","built_from":"2005-04-27","built_to":"2010-07-29"},{"year":2010,"make":"FORD","model":"E-350","vehicle_id":"2010_ford_e-350","match":"exact","built_from":"2005-04-27","built_to":"2010-07-29"},{"year":2011,"make":"FORD","model":"E-350","vehicle_id":"2011_ford_e-350","match":"exact","built_from":"2005-04-27","built_to":"2010-07-29"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/11V131000"}