The defect
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM HARDWARE WAS INCORRECTLY MOUNTED, CAUSING WIPER BLADE OVERTRAVEL AND PREMATURE WEAR, AND IN EXTREME CASES, THE WIPER BLADES MAY FAIL TO CORRECTLY TRAVEL OVER THE WINDSHIELD.
The risk
INSUFFICIENT WINDSHIELD WIPER PERFORMANCE REDUCESOPERATOR VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
MODIFY THE MOUNTING OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HARDWARE AND REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE PIVOT ARM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1989 |
| Fleetwood Flair | 1989 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Bounder | 1989 | 1 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Flair | 1989 | 2 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the visibility; FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. filed 112 campaigns in all.
| 93V217000 14 Dec 1993 | BUS INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA |
| 93V001000 4 Dec 1993 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 93V191000 19 Nov 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 93V149000 14 Sept 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 93V148000 14 Sept 1993 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 93V150000 13 Sept 1993 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 93V113000 7 Jul 1993 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 93V087000 18 May 1993 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993