The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CRANK ARM ASSEMBLY BOLT IS TOO SHORT TO COMPLETELY TIGHTEN THE CRANK ARM AROUND THE MOTOR SHAFT. THE ARM COULD LOOSEN FROM THE MOTOR SHAFT, CAUSING THE WIPER NOT TO WORK.
The risk
FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY DURING CRITICAL PERIODS WHEN WIPERS ARE NECESSARY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY AND CORRECT IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN FEBRUARY 6, 2002. 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 FORETRAVEL AT 1-800-955-6226, EXTENSION 254.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Foretravel G320 | 2002 |
| Foretravel Grand Villa | 2002 |
| Foretravel U270 | 2002 |
| Foretravel U295 | 2002 |
| Foretravel U320 | 2002 |
| Foretravel Unicoach | 2002 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foretravel G320 | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Foretravel Grand Villa | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Foretravel U270 | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| Foretravel U295 | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Foretravel U320 | 2002 | 0 | 6 |
| Foretravel Unicoach | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 2002
8 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the visibility; FORETRAVEL, INC. filed 24 campaigns in all.
| 02V311000 15 Nov 2002 | INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY |
| 02V283000 29 Oct 2002 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 02V232000 19 Sept 2002 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 02V258000 16 Sept 2002 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 02V149000 21 Jun 2002 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 02V142000 20 May 2002 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 02V132000 7 May 2002 | JAYCO, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002