{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1988133","date":"1988-09-23","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CONTROL RESISTERS CAN, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, OVERHEAT. IF THE BLOWER FAN STALLS RESULTING IN LOW AIR FLOW ACROSS THE RESISTER NETWORK AND HIGH AMPERAGE, THE AIR DUCT COULD REACH ELEVATED TEMPERATURES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ASSOCIATED FIRE.\nCORRECTION: ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL HAVE A THERMAL CUT-OFF DEVICE INSTALLED IN THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM. TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1981 AND NOVEMBER 1982 WILL HAVE THE BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH REPLACED .","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"FC-0035","part_number":null,"units":1100,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Circuit électrique","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Les résistances de commande de vitesse du ventilateur de l'ensemble chaufferette/ climatiseur peuvent surchauffer dans certaines conditions. Si le ventillateur s'arrête, le débit d'air est réduit dans le réseau des résistances et qu'il y a un courant de grande intensité, la température des tuyaux d'aération peut S'élever et il peut même se produire un incendie."},"vehicles":[{"year":1981,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"CONVENTIONAL","vehicle_id":"1981_freightliner_conventional","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1982,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"CONVENTIONAL","vehicle_id":"1982_freightliner_conventional","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1983,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"CONVENTIONAL","vehicle_id":"1983_freightliner_conventional","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1981,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"HCOE","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1982,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"HCOE","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1983,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"HCOE","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1988133"}