| NHTSA Record Id: 7569 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BUICK |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009864000202906000000246 |
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| Model Name: REGAL |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V348000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 99091 |
| Component Name: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 31 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 155149 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 25 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : General Motors, LLC |
Report Received Date: Dec, 16 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 23 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the windshield wipers may stop working due to a separation between the drive pin and crescent in the crank arm assembly. |
Consequence Summary: Driver visibility could be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect these vehicles for the presence of a plastic water deflector and, if necessary, replace the wiper motor crank arm and install a water deflector. on vehicles receiving a replacement crank arm and new water deflector, dealers will also apply additional sealing material to improve water deflection away from the crank arm assembly and will install a reinforcement to improve the performance of the wiper park mechanism. |
Recall Notes: Gm recall no. 99091.owner notification began may 25, 2000.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 pontiac at 1-800-762-2737 or 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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