The issue
On certain vehicles, if the wiper blades become frozen to the windshield, and the wiper motor is switched ON, one of the wiper rods could bend or separate from the motor (due to insufficient stiffness of the rod). Loss of windshield wiping capability, should it occur during a rainy/snowy day, may compromise the driver's ability to see the road and its users, which could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the windshield wiper rod.
Description (français)
Sur certains véhicules, si les lames d'essuie-glace gelaient sur le parebrise et que l'on mettait l'interrupteur du moteur des essuie-glaces en position ON, l'une des tiges d'essuie-glace pourrait se tordre ou se détacher du moteur (à cause d'une rigidité insuffisante de la tige). Si les essuie-glaces devenaient inutilisables pendant qu'il pleut ou qu'il neige, cela pourrait augmenter les risques d'accident, endommager des biens matériels ou blesser quelqu'un. Correction : Les concessionnaires devront remplacer la tige d'essuie-glace.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Honda Odyssey | 2011 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Odyssey | 2011 | 235 | 5 |