Open Road Visibility: Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System

Open Road is recalling about 851 vehicles over a problem with the visibility.

Campaign
73V143000
Manufacturer
OPEN ROAD IND., INC.
Reported
2 July 1973
Vehicles
851
Built between
Nov 1972 – May 1973
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 August 1973
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1972 and May 1973. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1973 Open Road StatesmenBuilt November 1972 to May 1973

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 1972 to May 1973
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA2 July 1973
  3. Owners notified1 August 1973

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 2 July 1973.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
OPEN ROAD IND., INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

21, 23 and 25 foot motorhomes.possibility that the furnaces may not besecured to floor with screws.if this condition exists and wall bolts fail thefurnace might move away from thecavity and furnace flue outlet.(correct byinspecting and installing screws to hold furnace in proper place).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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