The issue
Certain vehicles (not involved in recall 98-150), may experience a windshield wiper failure due to cracked solder joints on the controller circuit board. If this were to occur in a severe weather situation, driver's visibility could be reduced, which could result in a vehicle crash without prior warning. Correction: Dealer will replace defective wiper motor until 7 years or 112 000 km from date vehicle was originally placed into service or for those vehicles currently outside of this coverage, until March 31 2004.
Description (français)
Sur certains véhicules non visés par le rappel 98-150, les essuie-glaces peuvent tomber en panne à cause de fissures dans des joints à brasure tendre sur la carte de circuits imprimés du système de commande. Si les essuie-glaces tombent en panne par mauvais temps, le conducteur aura la vue obstruée, ce qui peut être une cause d'accident. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront remplacer les moteurs d'essuie-glaces défectueux sur tout véhicule ayant moins de 7 ans ou 112 000 km depuis la date d'entrée en service initiale ou, sur les véhicules qui sont en dehors de ces limites, jusqu'au 31 mars 2004.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Astro | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 1997 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1997 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| GMC Jimmy | 1997 |
| GMC Safari | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| GMC Sierra | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| GMC Sonoma | 1997 |
| GMC Suburban | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| GMC Yukon | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Astro | 1995 | 446 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Astro | 1996 | 263 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Astro | 1997 | 360 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Blazer | 1997 | 768 | 4 |
| Chevrolet S10 | 1997 | 469 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 1994 | 210 | 0 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 1995 | 263 | 0 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 1996 | 186 | 0 |
| Chevrolet Silverado | 1997 | 272 | 0 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1994 | 858 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1995 | 457 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1996 | 360 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 1997 | 414 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 1994 | 19 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 1995 | 246 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 1996 | 283 | 3 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 1997 | 410 | 0 |
| GMC Jimmy | 1997 | 274 | 4 |
| GMC Safari | 1995 | 195 | 3 |
| GMC Safari | 1996 | 139 | 4 |
| GMC Safari | 1997 | 135 | 4 |
| GMC Sierra | 1994 | 190 | 3 |
| GMC Sierra | 1995 | 261 | 6 |
| GMC Sierra | 1996 | 246 | 2 |
| GMC Sierra | 1997 | 238 | 0 |
| GMC Sonoma | 1997 | 111 | 2 |
| GMC Suburban | 1994 | 411 | 3 |
| GMC Suburban | 1995 | 227 | 6 |
| GMC Suburban | 1996 | 172 | 3 |
| GMC Suburban | 1997 | 200 | 2 |