The defect
WHEN WIPER BLADES ARE FROZEN TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WIPER MOTOR IS TURNED ON, THE RIGHT-HAND WIPER PIVOT MAY BECOME BENT. THE PLASTIC BEARING, WHICH IS A SNAP-ON DEVICE FITTING OVER THE BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVE MOTOR, MAY PULL OFF THE BALL, DISENGAGING THE WIPER SYSTEM, MAKING BOTH WIPERS INOPERATIVE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED MASTER LINK IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
Other visibility recalls in 1980
12 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the visibility; SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. filed 75 campaigns in all.
| 80V166000 11 Dec 1980 | CASAL MOTOR CORP.,USA |
| 80V163000 10 Dec 1980 | DERBI MOTOR CORP. AMERICA |
| 80V161000 8 Dec 1980 | AMERICAN MOPEDS, INC. |
| 80V109000 20 Aug 1980 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 80V100000 28 Jul 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V093000 22 Jul 1980 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 80V091000 17 Jul 1980 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| 80V080000 25 Jun 1980 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980