The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CRANK ARM SPINDLE WELD CAN BREAK.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILITY TO A DRIVER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK ARMS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 29, 2004. 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Foretravel Unicoach | 2004 |
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 Unicoach | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 2004
11 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the visibility; FORETRAVEL, INC. filed 24 campaigns in all.
| 04V587000 21 Dec 2004 | GEORGIE BOY MFG., LLC |
| 04V457000 17 Sept 2004 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V326000 7 Jul 2004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V322000 6 Jul 2004 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 04V251000 24 May 2004 | IC CORPORATION |
| 04V216000 5 May 2004 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 04V046000 4 Feb 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V061000 4 Feb 2004 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004