The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL WIPER MOTOR SYSTEM, A CIRCLIP (SNAP RING) WHICH HOLDS EACH ROD END OF THE VARIABLE ARCH LEVER IN PLACE IS MISSING.
The risk
THE ROD END BEARING MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE ARCH LEVER AND THE DRIVER WIPER ARM CAN STOP MOVING DURING OPERATION. DEPENDING ON THE OCCURRENCE AND WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH PARTS AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON INSTALLATION OF THE CIRCLIPS AND HOW TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORETRAVEL AT 1-936-564-8367.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Foretravel U270 | 2005 |
| Foretravel U295 | 2005 |
| Foretravel U295T | 2005 |
| Foretravel U320 | 2005 |
| Foretravel U320T | 2005 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
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 U270 | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Foretravel U295 | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Foretravel U295T | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Foretravel U320 | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Foretravel U320T | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
Other visibility recalls in 2005
10 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the visibility; FORETRAVEL, INC. filed 24 campaigns in all.
| 05V550000 6 Dec 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V525000 17 Nov 2005 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 05V520000 9 Nov 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V516000 7 Nov 2005 | PREVOST CARS, INC. |
| 05V483000 18 Oct 2005 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V427000 22 Sept 2005 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V257000 2 Jun 2005 | U.S. BUS CORPORATION |
| 05V140000 8 Apr 2005 | LES ENTERPRISES M.CORBEIL |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005