Transair Equipment: Air Conditioner

Transair is recalling about 5,118 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. A fire could occur.

Campaign
98E021000
Manufacturer
TRANS/AIR MANUFACTURING CORP.
Reported
23 July 1998
Vehicles
5,118
Built between
From Oct 1997
Models
6
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
15 October 1998
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1997 and an unspecified date. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Transair 301250Built October 1997 to unknown
  • Transair 301297Built October 1997 to unknown
  • Transair 301309Built October 1997 to unknown
  • Transair 301362Built October 1997 to unknown
  • Transair 301364Built October 1997 to unknown
  • Transair 301482Built October 1997 to unknown

What the defect is

Equipment description: air-conditioning condensers equipped with spal corporation fans. The condenser motor wiring can overheat causing a possible ignition source.

What could happen

A fire could occur.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUIT PROTECTION FOR EACH CONDENSER FAN MOTOR, TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERHEATED WIRING.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1997 to unknown
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 July 1998
  3. Owners notified15 October 1998

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 23 July 1998.

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
TRANS/AIR MANUFACTURING CORP.
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

Owner notification began october 15, 1998. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact trans/air at 1-800-673-2446.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

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

Same brand