The defect
CERTAIN WINDSHIELD WIPER COMPONENTS ARE SUBJECT TO PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO FUNCTION UNDER HIGH LOAD LEVELS.
The risk
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL AND CEASEOPERATION ENTIRELY, RESULTING IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW WIPER MOTORS, CERTAIN WIPER ARM COMPONENTS, AND RETORQUE THE WIPER ARM PIVOT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Toyota Previa | 1991 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Previa | 1991 | 74 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the visibility; TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. filed 73 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 |
| 93V087000 18 May 1993 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 93V085000 14 May 1993 | ROVER GROUP, LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993