The defect
UNDER HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTACT UNIT COULD LOOSEN AND BECOME DISLODGED.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE AND WOULDAFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY.
The remedy
INSTALL A CONTACT UNIT HOLDER THAT WOULD PREVENT LOOSENING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Acura Integra | 1986, 1987 |
| Honda Civic | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acura Integra | 1986 | 5 | 2 |
| Acura Integra | 1987 | 11 | 3 |
| Honda Civic | 1985 | 15 | 2 |
| Honda Civic | 1986 | 35 | 3 |
| Honda Civic | 1987 | 39 | 3 |
Other visibility recalls in 1988
7 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the visibility; AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. filed 122 campaigns in all.
| 88V155000 29 Sept 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V146000 2 Sept 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V121000 25 Jul 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V087000 31 May 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V047000 1 Apr 1988 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 88V026000 7 Mar 1988 | WAYNE CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988