Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Component
- Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Manufacturer
- FORETRAVEL, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 326
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2000-02-23
- Owners notified
- 2000-04-24
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A MOTOR HOMES. DURING ICY CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES COULD STICK TO THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE SYSTEM IS TURNED ON CAUSING THE MOTOR SHAFT TO SPIN ON THE DRIVE ARM IF THE PIVOT NUT IS NOT PROPERLY TORQUED.
Safety risk
LOSS OF VISIBILITY COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE OF THE PIVOT NUT ON THE DRIVE AND DRIVE ARM.