- Vehicles
- 10,000
- Built between
- Sep 1994 – Nov 1994
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1994 and November 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Thermo King AIR FilterBuilt September 1994 to November 1994
What the defect is
The scrim used in production to shape filters is flammable and should have been removed prior to shipment. This filter scrim can ignite. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 302, "flammability of interior materials."
What gets fixed
REMOVE AND REPLACE AIR FILTERS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1994 to November 1994
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 December 1994
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 12 December 1994.
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
- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 302
- 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
System: air conditioner: other part.equipment description: bus air conditioning air filters.consequence of noncompliance: vehicle fire can occur and smoke can fill thepassenger area, resulting in passenger injury.note: if the manufacturer has failed or is unable to remedy the noncompliancewithout charge, please contact thermo king at 1-612-887-2200. Also contact thenational highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline AT1-800-424-9393.
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.