Hearth Record

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner (Lone Star)

Vehicle equipment recall 78E-013. NHTSA received LONGSTAR MANUFACTURING CO’s report on Jun 1, 1978.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received LONGSTAR MANUFACTURING CO’s report on Jun 1, 1978. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.

ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE MOTOR CONTROL UNIT WAS RELOCATED INSIDE THE EVAPORATOR CASE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER.

IN THE EVENT THE AIR FLOW OVER THE MOTOR CONTROL UNIT IS INTERRUPTED OR SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASED, OVERHEATING COULD RESULT.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Equipment: appliance: air conditioner.

What should you do?

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL MOTOR WITH A NEW THREE-SPEED MOTOR.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONER, MODEL NO. 20-3604; MOTOR FAN.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: A FIRE COULD START BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUSINGVEHICLE DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.NOTE: THE AIR CONDITIONER-HEATER-DEFROSTER BLOWER SHOULD NOT BE USED UNTIL THENECESSARY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 4,731 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Lone Star Lone StarBuilt from Feb 1, 1978 to Apr 1, 1978

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by LONGSTAR MANUFACTURING CO.
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
  • Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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