NHTSA campaign 04V061000
Isuzu Recall 04V-061: ISUZU/WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V061000 was reported by ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED on February 4, 2004, with 439 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Isuzu Ascender for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on July 15, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V061000 (also written 04V-061 or 04V061)
- Filed by
- ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 439 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Windshield Wiper/Washer
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Engineering Analysis EA04-002 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V061000. 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.
Isuzu
Isuzu Ascender
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 1, 2002 – November 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V061000.
Defect description
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEMS THAT WILL NOT TURN ON, CEASE OPERATION WHILE IN USE, FAIL TO TURN OFF/ON BY THEMSELVES (MOISTURE SENSITIVE WIPER SYSTEM), OR HAVE CONTINUOUS WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP OPERATION BECAUSE THE PRESENCE OF WATER WITHIN THE WIPER MODULES CAN EITHER CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT OR CAN LEAD TO THE CORROSION OF COMPONENTS WITHIN THE MODULE.
Safety consequence
DEPENDING ON THE OCCURRENCE AND WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V061000
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.