Chrysler Corporation: Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Fan/Motor
Chrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 2, 1991 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 125,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
WATER LEAKING UNDER WINDSHIELD COWL IN AREA ABOVE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK RESULTS IN CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS.
The risk
CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR TERMINALS INCREASES ELECTRICALRESISTANCE, LEADING TO OVERHEATING AND POSSBLE IGNITION OF THE WIRING CONNECTORSAND INSULATION, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE COWL AREA.
The remedy
THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BLOCK WILL BE REPLACED, AND A MASTIC PATCH APPLIED TO SEAL THE COWL AGAINST WATER ENTRY. DAMAGED WIRE CONNECTORS WILL BE REPLACED.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Chrysler Fifth Avenue | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 Chrysler New Yorker | 84 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1991 Dodge Dynasty | 108 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| 1990 Chrysler New Yorker | 92 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 1990 Dodge Dynasty | 55 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 91V004000.
Full record for the 1991 Chrysler Fifth Avenue → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →