| NHTSA Record Id: 6830 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BUICK |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011914000202898000000243 |
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| Model Name: PARK AVENUE |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V346000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00094 |
| Component Name: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 31 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 35302 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 05 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Oct, 30 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 30 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 104 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. some of these vehicles fail to comply with requirements of fmvss no. 104, "windshield wiping and washing systems." these vehicles have a wiper system microprocessor that is susceptible to voltage transients, which can cause a "latch-up" condition in the system controller. |
Consequence Summary: If microprocessor "latch-up" occurs, the customer will not be able to operate the system in both the lower and high-speed modes required by the standard. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the windshield wiper motor cover which contains the microprocessor. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began january 5, 2001. 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 buick at 1-800-521-7300.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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