NHTSA Complaint #10780250 — 2015 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA

A/C - DEFROSTER BLOWER MOTOR BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY STOP. THROWING DASH CODE SPN 523318 FMI 7 REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE BEING IN MOTION OR PARKED. THEN MOTOR QUIT WORKING SUDDENLY. UPON TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND THE MOTOR WAS SEIZED AND THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BEGAN TO MELT. WHEN REPLACING THE MOTOR THE TECHNICIAN SAID THEY HAD CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE MOTORS. HE REPLACED THE MOTOR, AND HAD TO ADD A NEW ADAPTOR FOR THE MOTOR. HE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS THAT HAD MELTED WHICH ATTACHES TO THE ADAPTOR.