Recall Detail

BUICK / PARK AVENUE / 2000

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 6831 Vehicale/Equipment Name: BUICK
Recalled Component Id: 000011914000202897000000243 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: PARK AVENUE Model Year: 2000
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: Nov, 01 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 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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