NHTSA recall campaign

96E041000

ManufacturerSUNBEAM CORPORATIONReported1996-12-20Affected12,000 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: AUTO THROW LAP BLANKETS MANUFACTURED BY SUNBEAM CORPORATION AND SOLD TO WAL-MART STORES AND THERM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION. DATE CODED I (1995) OR J (1996) PRODUCTION. TWO CIRCUITS WERE CROSSED-WIRED ON THESE THROWS.

Risk

THIS THROW CAN OVERHEAT, AND, COULD CAUSE COMBUSTION.

Manufacturer remedy

SUNBEAM WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE THE AUTO THROW.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.