NHTSA campaign 00V346000 · Manufacturer campaign 00094
Buick Recall 00V-346: GM/FMVSS 104/WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM
NHTSA recall 00V346000 (Manufacturer campaign 00094) was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on October 30, 2000, with 35,302 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Park Avenue for model years 2000–2001. Owners were notified on January 5, 2001, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V346000 (also written 00V-346 or 00V346)
- Filed by
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 00094
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 35,302 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Windshield Wiper/Washer
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 104
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V346000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Buick
Buick Park Avenue
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V346000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 104, "WINDSHIELD WIPING AND WASHING SYSTEMS." THESE VEHICLES HAVE A WIPER SYSTEM MICROPROCESSOR THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO VOLTAGE TRANSIENTS, WHICH CAN CAUSE A "LATCH-UP" CONDITION IN THE SYSTEM CONTROLLER.
Safety consequence
IF MICROPROCESSOR "LATCH-UP" OCCURS, THE CUSTOMER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM IN BOTH THE LOWER AND HIGH-SPEED MODES REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COVER WHICH CONTAINS THE MICROPROCESSOR.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 5, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V346000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.