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NHTSA recall 00V387002

Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Linkages

Ford Escape

Reported Nov 27, 200046,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 00S49Built Oct 22, 1999 – Nov 16, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the windshield wiper linkage can disengage due to a broken ball socket.

The risk

This condition will likely result in sudden and complete loss of the windshield wiper function, or of the wiper function on the driver side only, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the wiper module.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Escape
2001

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during december 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 ford at 1-800-392-3673. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).