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Universal Air SW11181C HVAC Blower Motor Resistor - Front
Reliable HVAC Blower Motor Resistor for Ford, Mazda, and Mercury
The Universal Air Blower Resistor SW11181C is designed to restore proper blower motor function in select Ford, Mazda, and Mercury vehicles. This HVAC blower motor resistor ensures consistent fan speed control for models including the Ford Ranger and Explorer series, Mazda B-series trucks, and Mercury Mountaineer.
- Compatible with Ford B2300, B2500, B3000, B4000, Explorer, Explorer Sport, Explorer Sport Trac, F-100 Ranger, and Ranger models
- Also fits Mazda B2300, B2500, B3000, B4000 trucks
- Suitable for Mercury Mountaineer and other related models
- Part number SW11181C for precise identification and fitment
- HVAC Blower Motor Resistor designed to regulate blower motor speeds effectively
About the Universal Air Blower Resistor Product Line
The Universal Air Blower Resistor line focuses on providing reliable HVAC components that maintain proper blower motor operation. The Blower Resistor product line includes resistors engineered to match OEM specifications, ensuring consistent fan speed control and preventing blower motor failure. The SW11181C is part of this line, offering a direct replacement solution for various Ford, Mazda, and Mercury vehicles.
Product Description and Function
The SW11181C blower motor resistor controls the electrical current to the blower motor, allowing multiple fan speed settings in your vehicleβs HVAC system. When this resistor fails, you may experience limited or no fan speed control, affecting cabin comfort. This part is engineered to fit specific Ford, Mazda, and Mercury models, providing a reliable replacement that restores full HVAC blower functionality.
Common Issues Resolved by This Blower Motor Resistor
- Blower motor stuck on one speed or no speed
- Intermittent or inconsistent fan operation
- Complete loss of blower motor function
- HVAC system unable to regulate cabin temperature properly
- Electrical resistance failure causing blower motor overheating
Installation Notes and Tips
- Ensure vehicle compatibility by verifying make, model, and year before installation
- Disconnect the battery before replacing the blower motor resistor to avoid electrical shock
- Access the resistor typically located near the blower motor housing under the dashboard or glove box
- Inspect wiring and connectors for damage during installation
- Secure the resistor firmly to prevent vibration-related issues
Quality Assurance and Warranty
The Universal Air Blower Resistor SW11181C is manufactured to meet or exceed OEM standards for durability and performance. While specific warranty details are not provided, Universal Air products generally undergo quality control testing to ensure reliable operation in HVAC systems of compatible Ford, Mazda, and Mercury vehicles.
This part fits 129 vehicles. Search below:
| Year | Make | Model | Submodel | Liters | Cylinders | Fuel Type | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2010 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2009 | Ford | Ranger | Sport | 4.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2009 | Ford | Ranger | XL | 4.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2009 | Ford | Ranger | XLT | 2.3L | L4 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2009 | Ford | Ranger | XLT | 4.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2009 | Ford | Ranger | FX4 | 4.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2009 | Ford | Ranger | XL | 2.3L | L4 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2009 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2009 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2008 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2008 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2008 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2007 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2007 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2007 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2007 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2006 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2006 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2006 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2006 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2005 | Ford | Explorer Sport Trac | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2005 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2005 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2005 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2005 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2005 | Mercury | Mountaineer | Premier | 4.0L | V6 | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | |
| 2005 | Mercury | Mountaineer | Convenience | 4.0L | V6 | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | |
| 2005 | Mercury | Mountaineer | Luxury | 4.0L | V6 | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | |
| 2005 | Mercury | Mountaineer | Premier | 4.6L | V8 | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | |
| 2005 | Mercury | Mountaineer | Luxury | 4.6L | V8 | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | |
| 2005 | Mercury | Mountaineer | Convenience | 4.6L | V8 | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | |
| 2004 | Ford | Explorer Sport Trac | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2004 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2004 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2004 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2004 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2004 | Mercury | Mountaineer | 4.0L | V6 | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||
| 2004 | Mercury | Mountaineer | 4.6L | V8 | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||
| 2003 | Ford | Explorer Sport | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2003 | Ford | Explorer Sport Trac | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2003 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2003 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2003 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2003 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2003 | Mercury | Mountaineer | 4.0L | V6 | FLEX | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | |
| 2003 | Mercury | Mountaineer | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | |
| 2002 | Ford | Explorer Sport | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2002 | Ford | Explorer Sport Trac | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | XL | 2.3L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | XL | 3.0L | V6 | FLEX | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | XL | 4.0L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | XL | 3.0L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | XLT | 4.0L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | Edge | 3.0L | V6 | FLEX | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | Edge | 4.0L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | Edge | 3.0L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | EV | -L | -- | ELECTRIC | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | XLT | 3.0L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | Sport | 3.0L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | XLT | 2.3L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Ford | Ranger | XLT | 3.0L | V6 | FLEX | N/A | Blower Resistor |
| 2002 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2002 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2002 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2002 | Mercury | Mountaineer | 4.0L | V6 | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||
| 2002 | Mercury | Mountaineer | 4.6L | V8 | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||
| 2001 | Ford | Explorer | Front | without Automatic Temperature Control; without Rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2001 | Ford | Explorer | N/A | without Automatic Temperature Control; without Rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2001 | Ford | Explorer Sport | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2001 | Ford | Explorer Sport Trac | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2001 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2001 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2001 | Mazda | B2500 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2001 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2001 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2001 | Mercury | Mountaineer | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2000 | Ford | Explorer | N/A | without Automatic Temperature Control; without Rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2000 | Ford | Explorer | Front | without Automatic Temperature Control; without Rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2000 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | XL | 3.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2000 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | XLT | 3.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2000 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | XLT Sport | 3.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2000 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | XL Sport | 3.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2000 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | HD | 3.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 2000 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2000 | Mazda | B2500 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2000 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2000 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 2000 | Mercury | Mountaineer | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1999 | Ford | Explorer | Front | without Automatic Temperature Control; without Rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1999 | Ford | Explorer | N/A | without Automatic Temperature Control; without Rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1999 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | XL Sport | 3.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 1999 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | HD | 3.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 1999 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | XL | 3.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 1999 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | XLT | 3.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 1999 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | XLT Sport | 3.0L | V6 | N/A | Blower Resistor | |
| 1999 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1999 | Mazda | B2500 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1999 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1999 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1999 | Mercury | Mountaineer | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1998 | Ford | Explorer | N/A | without Automatic Temperature Control; without Rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1998 | Ford | Explorer | Front | without Automatic Temperature Control; without Rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1998 | Ford | F-100 Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1998 | Ford | Ranger | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1998 | Mazda | B2500 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1998 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1998 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1998 | Mercury | Mountaineer | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1997 | Ford | Explorer | N/A | without Automatic Temperature Control; without Rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1997 | Ford | Ranger | Sport | N/A | Blower Resistor | |||
| 1997 | Ford | Ranger | XL | N/A | Blower Resistor | |||
| 1997 | Ford | Ranger | XLT | N/A | Blower Resistor | |||
| 1997 | Ford | Ranger | Splash | N/A | Blower Resistor | |||
| 1997 | Ford | Ranger | STX | N/A | Blower Resistor | |||
| 1997 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1997 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1997 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1997 | Mercury | Mountaineer | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1996 | Ford | Explorer | N/A | without Automatic Temperature Control; without Rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1996 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1996 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1995 | Ford | Explorer | N/A | Fitment: Excludes rear A/C; Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1995 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1995 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1995 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1994 | Mazda | B2300 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1994 | Mazda | B3000 | N/A | Blower Resistor | ||||
| 1994 | Mazda | B4000 | N/A | Blower Resistor |
* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.
This part directly replaces or is cross-referenced with the following part numbers:
Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.