General Assist Service Bulletin

RAC/PAC and VRF - RAC-0083 DC Fan Corrosion Protection

Slim duct and mini duct indoor-unit DC fan motor countermeasure
Service Bulletin RAC-0083  |  Issued 7 June 2018
Purpose: The protection level against electrical corrosion of the DC fan motor used in applicable slim duct and mini duct indoor units was strengthened by adding insulating material near the motor bearing.

1. Change point

  • Insulating material was added near the bearing inside the DC fan motor.
  • The change is intended to reduce the generation of electrical charge that can cause electrical corrosion.
  • There is no change in the external appearance of the motor.
Important: Because there is no visible appearance change, use the motor production-date label and the product serial-number information below to identify the countermeasure status.

2. Applicable DC fan motors

MotorParts No.
MFG-14WVAL9603283018
MFG-24WVAL9603284015

3. Service-part identification

For replacement/service motors, check the production date printed on the motor label.

Countermeasure production: Motor production date 18 March 2018 or later.
Label example: 18318 = 18 March 2018.

4. Product inventory serial-number identification

The bulletin attachment lists the following model and serial-number identification points. The stated serial number and later production are included in the bulletin list.

Motor MFG-14WVAL - Parts No. 9603283018

ModelSerial number and later
ARAG09LLLAR000117
ARAG12LLLAR000209
ARAG12LLLBR000010
ARAG14LLLAR000115
ARBG09LLTAR000944
ARBG12LLTAR000999
ARCG028LSTAT000373
ARCG036LSTAT000275
ARCG036LSTBT000311
ARCG040LSTAT000527
ARCG25LLTAT000953
ARCG32LLTAT001731
ARGG09LLLAR000165
ARGG12LLLAR000454
ARGG12LLLB-AR000002
ARGG14LLLAR000072
ARHG09LLTAR004305
ARHG12LLTBR007118
ARHG14LLTBR002970
ARQG09LLLAR104094
ARQG09LLLAPR100715
ARQG09LLLBR000597
ARQG09LLLBPR000265
ARQG12LLLAR105899
ARQG12LLLAPR100735
ARQG12LLLBR002735
ARQG12LLLBPR001143
ARQG14LLLAR102689
ARQG14LLLAPR100420
ARTG09LLTAR000646
ARTG09LLLBR001711
ARTG12LLLBR001584
ARTG12LLTAR000513
ARU9RLFRPA014732
ARU12RLFLNA024217
ARYG09LLTAR005649
ARYG12LLTBR015997
ARYG14LLTBR007893
HRG12LLTBT000021
HRG12LLTBR000931
HRG14LLTBT000011
HRG14LLTBR000023
RDG09LLTAR000480
RDG12LLTBR001385
RDG12LLLB-AR000016
RDG14LLTBR000637

Motor MFG-24WVAL - Parts No. 9603284015

ModelSerial number and later
ARAG18LLLAR000157
ARAG18LLLBR000033
ARAG24LLLAR000519
ARBG18LLTAR001107
ARCG050LSTAT000288
ARCG050LSTBT000576
ARCG063LSTAT000147
ARCG071LSTAT000142
ARCG50LLTAT001784
ARCG71LLTAT000387
ARGG18LLLAR000186
ARGG18LLLB-AR000227
ARGG24LLLAR000110
ARHG18LLTBR011168
ARQG18LLLAR102815
ARQG18LLLAPR100454
ARQG18LLLBR001673
ARQG18LLLBPR000650
ARQG20LLLBR000693
ARQG20LLLBPR000144
ARQG22LLLAR102501
ARQG22LLLAPR100379
ARQG24LLLAR001267
ARQG24LLLAPR000196
ARQG24LLLBR003558
ARQG24LLLBPR000447
ARTG18LLTAR008355
ARU18RLFLPA026763
ARU24RLFCOA007005
ARYG18LLTBR030277
HRG18LLTBR000163
RDG18LLTBR001994
Technician summary: For an applicable product, use the model/serial table for product identification. When checking a replacement motor, confirm the motor label production date is 18 March 2018 or later. The countermeasure is internal and cannot be confirmed by external appearance alone.