| NHTSA Record Id: 10285 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: NAVISTAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009128000081130000000246 |
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| Model Name: 9400 |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V102000 |
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| Component Name: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 26 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 15 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4553 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 18 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
Report Received Date: May, 04 1999 |
| Record Creation date : May, 10 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with dana/sprague windshield wiper assemblies. the knurled pivot shaft (which operates the windshield wiper arm) is welded to a lever, which connects to linkage from the wiper motor. the weld at the pivot shaft to lever can fail. |
Consequence Summary: Should a failure occur during inclement weather on the driver's side while the vehicle is in motion, the operator's vision would be partially obscured. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the wiper system, conducting a "stall" test to validate the integrity of the weld. all wiper assemblies failing this test will be replaced. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began may 18, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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