1998 Magnetek 7345

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Wiring98E028000
Filed Sep 15, 19989,715 vehiclesMagnetek

Defect. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: POWER CONVERTERS. A WEAKENED BYPASS CAPACITOR ON THE CONVERTER'S PC BOARD CAN CAUSE A BREAKDOWN OF THE CAPACITOR ALLOWING ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE.

Risk. ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. MAGNETEK IS REPLACING THESE POWER CONVERTERS.

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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: Sep 15, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.