Recall Register

Magnetek: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 3 equipment recall campaigns for Magnetek. NHTSA received the reports from 1995 to 1998. The campaigns have 137,738 units in total. The newest campaign is 98E028000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Sep 1998.

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The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 137,738 units in total.

  1. 98E028000Received . 9,715 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: power converters. A weakened bypass capacitor on the converter's pc board can cause a breakdown of the capacitor allowing electrical current leakage.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Electrical current leakage could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Magnetek is replacing these power converters.

    Products named: Magnetek 7445 1998; Magnetek 7455 1998; Magnetek 7345A 1998; Magnetek 7345B 1998; Magnetek 7345T 1998; Magnetek 7345RU 1998; Magnetek 7455T 1998; Magnetek 7345AT 1998; Magnetek 7345 1998.

    Report filed by MAGNETEK. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 95E030000Received . 2,673 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A wire from the low voltage output of the transformer can contact the chassis of the power converter. This condition can send large amounts of current (amperage) through the wiring of the vehicle for extended periods.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    High current can result in overheating of the wiringsystem and/or fire without warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be contacted and requested to return these power converters to magnetek for replacements.

    Products named: Magnetek 6620C; Magnetek 6620F; Magnetek 6620HC; Magnetek 6620H; Magnetek 6620OC; Magnetek 6620DC; Magnetek 6620O.

    Report filed by MAGNETEK. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 95E016000Received . 125,350 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A solder bridge on the printed circuit board passed undetected through a test fixture and bypasses the fuse protecting the circuit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This solder bridge, when coupled with a dead short else where in the system, can result in circuit overload, overheating, and even fire, without warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Detailed test instructions are being provided to magnetek dealers. If a defective fuse panel is found, a new replacement panel will be installed.

    Products named: Doran 30506922; Magnetek Power Converter.

    Report filed by DORAN MANUFACTURING CO..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Magnetek equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1995, with 2 campaigns.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • 6620C1
  • 6620DC1
  • 6620F1
  • 6620H1
  • 6620HC1
  • 6620O1
  • 6620OC1
  • 73451
  • 7345A1
  • 7345AT1
  • 7345B1
  • 7345RU1
  • 7345T1
  • 74451
  • 74551
  • 7455T1
  • Power Converter1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Magnetek: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/magnetek/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: MAGNETEK; DORAN MANUFACTURING CO..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Magnetek products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 17 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 6620C
How many units does a Magnetek equipment campaign have?
The median Magnetek campaign has 9,715 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Magnetek campaigns name most often?
Electrical System, in 3 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.