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NHTSA recall 97V017000

Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer › Switch/wiring

Buick Regal and 4 more

Reported Feb 11, 1997349,331 vehicles affectedGENERAL MOTORS CORP.Built Jun 1, 1993 – Aug 31, 1994

The defect

Some of these vehicles have a strained or separated washer/wiper switch power feed wire.

The risk

This can cause the windshield washer/wiper to work intermittently and could ultimately result in inoperative wipers. if this were to occur in a severe weather situation, driver visibility could be reduced, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the old designed washer/wiper switches with a newly designed switch.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Buick Regal
19941995
Chevrolet Lumina
1995
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1995
Oldsmobile Cutlass
19941995
Pontiac Grand Prix
19941995

Notes

Owner notification:owner notification IS expected to begin during march 1997. Notes: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 chevrolet at 1-800-222-1020, buick at 1-800-521-7300, oldsmobile at 1-800-442-6537, or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.