Southern Comfort Conversions: Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Southern Comfort Conversions reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 11, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 276. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CHEVROLET AND GMC CONVERSION VANS EQUIPPED WITH TWIN AIR "ULTRA" REAR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AND CONVERTED BY SOUTHERN COMFORT CONVERSIONS. THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING UNITS CONTAIN A RESISTOR COIL THAT CAN OVERHEAT WHEN THE FAN IS RUNNING AT A LOW SPEED.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE WITHIN THE UNIT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RESISTOR COIL IN THESE UNITS.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Southern Comfort Express | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Southern Comfort Savana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Southern Comfort Express | 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 98V029000.
Full record for the 1997 Southern Comfort Express → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →