Recall 01V262000: 1999–2001 Ford Windstar

Report received

Aug 15, 2001

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

413,245vehicles

Model years

1999–2001

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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.

Possible consequence

The motor could potentially catch on fire.

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.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1999 Ford Windstar1,522 complaints
• 2000 Ford Windstar1,675 complaints
• 2001 Ford Windstar1,686 complaints