Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 91V076000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 02/01/1990 to 10/01/1990 | V (Vehicle) | 125000 | 05/24/1991 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/06/1991 | 05/15/1991 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The nuts which hold windshield wiper motor to the wiper module may not have been sufficiently tightened and may loosen or come off. this causes changed wiper patterns, or the wipers may jam if two of the three nuts come off. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Changes in the wiper pattern or jamming of the wiperswould result in reduced driver visibilty in inclement weather conditions. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Apply torque retention material to wiper motor studs and nuts and retorque. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: windshield wiper assembly.vehicle description: passenger cars. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE | |||||
| 01156 | 08/06/2001 | 623944 | Some vehicles may exhibit heater core leaks. *slc | 10/31/2001 | |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||||
| 96221 | 10/21/1996 | 50940 | Windshield and interior glass - fog/film. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | |||||
| 9546 | 02/01/1995 | 39717 | Wiper motor replacement - upgraded service kits. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 9582 | 04/01/1995 | 41025 | A revised service windshield wiper motor is now available. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| 9546 | 02/01/1995 | 39237 | Revised wiper motor. *tw | 03/31/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 95000 | ||
| The car starts and runs well. but ever so often without any warning the engine will stall, and then it will crank right up. lucky for me it hasn't stalled while i was making a left turn with a semi barreling down on me. | |||
| 12/29/1995 | |||
| Ignition switch failure, causes loss of power windows and braking. tt | |||
| 07/08/1995 | 1 | ||
| Drivers side window will not go up. replaced window motor. tt | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 02/26/1992 | 1 | ||
| Driver side window exploded when rolled down. tt | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 08/25/1997 | 08/22/1997 | ||
| The windshield wipers come on without turning on the wiper switch, and when the wipers are needed they will not come on at all. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | |||
| 12 | 03/01/1992 | ||
| Windshield wipers work very slow, make a humming noise and stop working. nlm | |||