The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH DUAL LINKAGE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEMS. THE WIPER MOTOR SECURING BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TORQUED AND SERCURED WITH THREAD LOCKING COMPOUND.
The risk
THE SECURING BOLTS MAY WORK LOOSE AND ALLOW THE WIPER ARMS TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THEIR NORMAL PATH DURING OPERATION. THE DRIVER'S VISABILITY MAY BE IMPAIRED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
CUSTOMERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AND THE EXISTING MOUNTING BOLTS WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW BOLTS, LOCK WASHER, AND THREAD LOCKER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 8, 2003. 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 936-564-8367.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Foretravel G320 | 2002, 2003 |
| Foretravel Grand Villa | 2002, 2003 |
| Foretravel U270 | 2002, 2003 |
| Foretravel U295 | 2002, 2003 |
| Foretravel U320 | 2002, 2003 |
| Foretravel Unicoach | 2002, 2003 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
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 G320 | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Foretravel Grand Villa | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Foretravel Grand Villa | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Foretravel U270 | 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| Foretravel U270 | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| Foretravel U295 | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Foretravel U295 | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Foretravel U320 | 2002 | 0 | 6 |
| Foretravel U320 | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Foretravel Unicoach | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Foretravel Unicoach | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 2003
19 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the visibility; FORETRAVEL, INC. filed 24 campaigns in all.
| 03V497000 23 Dec 2003 | SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA |
| 03V461000 11 Nov 2003 | LIBERTY BUS INCORPORATED |
| 03V429000 3 Nov 2003 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 03V223000 16 Jun 2003 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 03V210000 2 Jun 2003 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 03V191000 5 May 2003 | INDIAN MOTORCYCLE COMPANY |
| 03V160000 29 Apr 2003 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 03V161000 29 Apr 2003 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003