Equipment: appliance: air conditioner (Transair)
Vehicle equipment recall 98E-022. NHTSA received TRANS/AIR MANUFACTURING CORP.’s report on Jul 23, 1998.
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The short answer
NHTSA received TRANS/AIR MANUFACTURING CORP.’s report on Jul 23, 1998. 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?
A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AIR-CONDITIONING EVAPORATORS EQUIPPED WITH MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
FANS.
THE EVAPORATOR MOTOR WIRING CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING A POSSIBLE IGNITION SOURCE.
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- NHTSA’s part: Equipment: appliance: air conditioner.
What should you do?
DEALERS WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL CIRCUIT PROTECTION FOR EACH EVAPORATOR FAN MOTOR, TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERHEATED WIRING.
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- How to reach the firm: OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 15, 1998. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TRANS/AIR AT 1-800-673-2446.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 5,064 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
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- Transair EvaporatorBuilt from Mar 21, 1996 to Jan 20, 1997
Who is recalling it?
- Made by TRANS/AIR MANUFACTURING CORP..
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.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
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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.