The defect
ON CERTAIN VANS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ARMATURE SHAFT MAY BREAK.
The risk
DURING CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS, LOSS OF FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPING CAPABILITY COULD OCCUR, AND THE DRIVER'S VISION COULD BE OBSCURED WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2006, TO DODGE DURANGO OWNERS. MINIVAN OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED DURING JULY 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chrysler Town And Country | 2005, 2006 |
| Dodge Caravan | 2005, 2006 |
| Dodge Durango | 2005, 2006 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | 2005, 2006 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysler Town And Country | 2005 | 857 | 4 |
| Chrysler Town And Country | 2006 | 431 | 2 |
| Dodge Caravan | 2005 | 537 | 4 |
| Dodge Caravan | 2006 | 173 | 2 |
| Dodge Durango | 2005 | 1,567 | 8 |
| Dodge Durango | 2006 | 852 | 9 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | 2005 | 995 | 5 |
| Dodge Grand Caravan | 2006 | 284 | 3 |
Other visibility recalls in 2006
15 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the visibility; DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed 203 campaigns in all.
| 06V494000 29 Dec 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V470000 12 Dec 2006 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 06V450000 29 Nov 2006 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 06V440000 15 Nov 2006 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 06V380000 10 Oct 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V326000 31 Aug 2006 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 06V291000 1 Aug 2006 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 06V255000 13 Jul 2006 | GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006