The defect
WHILE IN OPERATION AT SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH, THE WIPER ARM WILL LIFT OFF THE SURFACE OF THE WINDSHIELD.
The risk
DRIVER VISIBILTY WOULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Union City X950 | 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union City X950 | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
Other visibility recalls in 1989
15 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the visibility; UNION CITY BODY COMPANY filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 89V001000 4 Dec 1989 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 89V217000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V214000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V197000 9 Nov 1989 | ROAD RESCUE, INC. |
| 89V174000 13 Oct 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V150000 1 Oct 1989 | EMERGE-A-STAR |
| 89V151000 1 Oct 1989 | ASHLEY EMERGENCY VEHICLES |
| 89V160000 28 Sept 1989 | A. D. MILLER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989