An information handling system may include a plurality of information handling resources, a plurality of air movers configured to drive air to cool the plurality of information handling resources, and a thermal control system for controlling the air movers and configured to, in response to a failure of a particular air mover of the plurality of air movers apply power capping to information handling resources assigned to an air mover zone associated with the particular air mover and apply air mover speed limits to one or more of the plurality of air movers other than the particular air mover, the air mover speed limits based on an identity of the particular air mover.