Magnetek: Electrical System › Wiring
Magnetek reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 15, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 9,715. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The 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.
The risk
ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
MAGNETEK IS REPLACING THESE POWER CONVERTERS.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Magnetek 7345 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Magnetek 7345a | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Magnetek 7345At | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Magnetek 7345b | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Magnetek 7345Ru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Magnetek 7345t | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Magnetek 7445 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Magnetek 7455 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Magnetek 7455t | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 98E028000.
Full record for the 1998 Magnetek 7345 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →