Doran Electrical System: Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Doran is recalling about 125,350 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. This solder bridge, when coupled with a dead short else where in the system, can result in circuit overload, overheating, and even fire, without warning.

Campaign
95E016000
Manufacturer
DORAN MANUFACTURING CO.
Reported
9 May 1995
Vehicles
125,350
Built between
Jan 1994 – Jan 1995
Models
2
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
3 April 1995
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1994 and January 1995. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Doran 30506922Built January 1994 to January 1995
  • Magnetek Power ConverterBuilt January 1994 to January 1995

What the defect is

A solder bridge on the printed circuit board passed undetected through a test fixture and bypasses the fuse protecting the circuit.

What could happen

This solder bridge, when coupled with a dead short else where in the system, can result in circuit overload, overheating, and even fire, without warning.

What gets fixed

DETAILED TEST INSTRUCTIONS ARE BEING PROVIDED TO MAGNETEK DEALERS. IF A DEFECTIVE FUSE PANEL IS FOUND, A NEW REPLACEMENT PANEL WILL BE INSTALLED.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1994 to January 1995
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 May 1995
  3. Owners notified3 April 1995

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 9 May 1995.

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
DORAN MANUFACTURING CO.
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: electrical; fuse and fuse recepticle. Equipment description: fuse panels used in power converters for recreationalvehicles and supplied to magnetek, inc.note: if the fuse panels are not replaced free of charge within a reasonable time, please contact doran at 1-800-681-5424. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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.

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