The defect
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DRIVE LINKAGE ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY FRACTURE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE AS A RESULT OF REPEATED FLEXING OF THE DRIVE ARM ACROSS A STRESS SENSITIVE AREA. THIS CONDITION WILL RENDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE WITHOUT COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
Other visibility recalls in 1978
11 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the visibility; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 78V220000 10 Oct 1978 | FWD CORPORATION |
| 78V176000 15 Aug 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V175000 9 Aug 1978 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| 78V161000 25 Jul 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V091000 24 Apr 1978 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 78V090000 24 Apr 1978 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 78V021000 30 Jan 1978 | COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 78V017000 23 Jan 1978 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978