Hearth Record

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner (ARA)

Vehicle equipment recall 82E-013. NHTSA received ARA MANUFACTURING COMPANY’s report on Jun 1, 1982.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received ARA MANUFACTURING COMPANY’s report on Jun 1, 1982. 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.

THERE IS A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE BLOWER ASSEMBLY AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE BLOWER OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT.

A SHORT CIRCUIT MAY OCCUR IN THE BLOWER ASSEMBLY.

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 PROVIDE A RETRO-FIT KIT FOR USE IN REMOVING THE ELECTRICAL RESISTOR IN THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, AND WILL REPLACE IT WITH A NEW FUSED RESISTOR. THIS FUSED RESISTOR WILL BE RELOCATED AND FITTED WITH A METAL BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE.

Source:

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

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: MOTOR HOMES.SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONER; MOTOR FAN, PART NO. 0507718.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: AS A RESULT, A VEHICLE FIRE MAY OCCUR WITHOUT PRIORWARNING AND COULD CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. OCCUPANT INJURY OR DEATHCOULD ALSO OCCUR.NOTE: THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE USED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCESUNTIL THE DEFECT HAS BEEN CORRECTED. ALTHOUGH VEHICLE FIRE COULD BE PRECEDED BYDISTINCTIVE ODOR AND SMOKE, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENTADVANCE NOTICE TO ENABLE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO EVACUATE.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 2,021 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

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

  • ARA ARABuilt from Aug 1, 1981 to Mar 1, 1982

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by ARA MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
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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