Dorman A/C Bypass Pulley Bracket, Solutions A/C Bypass Pulley Bracket, model year 9999. Filed by Dorman Products, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 16 January 2018. 305 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain Dorman A/C Bypass Pulley Brackets, part number 34283, and Solutions A/C Bypass Pulley Brackets, part number 660-2001-1. These brackets may crack under certain loading conditions.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 18E004 cover?
- Dorman A/C Bypass Pulley Bracket, Solutions A/C Bypass Pulley Bracket.
- What is wrong with them?
- Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain Dorman A/C Bypass Pulley Brackets, part number 34283, and Solutions A/C Bypass Pulley Brackets, part number 660-2001-1. These brackets may crack under certain loading conditions.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the bracket cracks and fails, the vehicle may lose power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dorman will replace the A/C Bypass Pulley free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Dorman customer service at 1-800-523-2492.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the bracket cracks and fails, the vehicle may lose power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 18E004 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Dorman Products, Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner |
| Reported to NHTSA | 16 January 2018 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | DORMAN A/C BYPASS PULLEY BRACKET, SOLUTIONS A/C BYPASS PULLEY BRACKET |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the bracket cracks and fails, the vehicle may lose power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dorman will replace the A/C Bypass Pulley free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Dorman customer service at 1-800-523-2492.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 18E004, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18e004/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Dorman notices we hold
- 23E075: Suspension Ball Joints, with part number BJ50075, and 2601797
- 18E037: Dorman control arms, part numbers 521-898, 521-897, CA14583 and CA14584
- 17E032: aftermarket power window switches, Dorman-brand part numbers 901-601 and 901-370, and Solutions-brand part numbers 730-7444-1 and 730-7630-1
- 16E085: Dorman P/N 525-016, Solutions P/N 665-3499 and OE Solutions P/N 525-016 aftermarket clock spring assemblies manufactured January 18, 2016, to October 11, 2016
- 13E024: master cylinders, model number M630274-BX, manufactured by Bosch
- 12E021: SERVICE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT CONTROL ARMS, PART NUMBERS 520-121, 520-122, 2410121, AND 2410122 SHIPPED FROM NOVEMBER 2010 THROUGH JANUARY 2012
All 7 Dorman campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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5dda95f7 - Remedy
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