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2003 Compressor Mount Kit 4102120-01

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › appliance › air conditioner. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment03E015000
Filed Mar 6, 2003249 vehiclesTrans/Air Manufacturing Corp.

Defect. TRANS/AIR COMPRESSOR MOUNT KITS, PART NOS. 4012120-01, 4012120-02, AND 4012120-03, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2002, AND MARCH 3, 2003. THE MOUNTS IN QUESTION ARE ONLY INSTALLED IN 2003 FORD VEHICLES WITH A 7.3L ENGINE. THESE COMPRESSOR MOUNT KITS CONTAIN A BELT GUARD THAT SHOULD NOT BE USED ON A 2003 MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THERE MAY BE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BELT GUARD AND THE BRAKE LINE. THIS CONTACT, IF SEVERE ENOUGH, COULD RUD THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD HAPPEN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. TRANS/AIR WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REMOVE THE BELT GUARD. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 23, 2003. 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 TRANS/AIR WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-673-2446 EXT. 268.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 21, 2003NM

2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BRACKET BROKE COMPLETELY OFF THE ENGINE DROPPING THE COMPRESSOR AND BRACKET ON THE STEERING IDLER ARM AND AFFECTING THE STEERING. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM. (COMPRESSOR FAILURE AT 62.000 2 JULY 2002, NEW COMPRESSOR SEVERE NOISE AT ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT, HOSE FAILURE MIDDLE OF MAY 2003 AND BROKEN BRACKET ON 17 JUL 03 WITH 101,420 MILES ON THE VEHICLE).*AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Mar 6, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.