NHTSA campaign 97V017000

GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Recall 97V-017: GM/WASHER/WIPER SWITCH

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 97V017000 was reported by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. on February 11, 1997, with 349,331 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Buick Regal, Chevrolet Lumina, Chevrolet Monte Carlo and more for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on March 6, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V017000 (also written 97V-017 or 97V017)
Filed by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Report received: February 11, 1997
Potentially affected: 349,331 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Visibility — Windshield Wiper/Washer — Switch/Wiring
Owners notified: March 6, 1997
NHTSA investigation: Engineering Analysis EA96-010 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V017000. 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 Regal
- 1995 · Vehicles built June 1, 1993 – August 31, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet Lumina
- 1995 · Vehicles built October 1, 1993 – September 30, 1994 (per NHTSA)
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- 1995 · Vehicles built October 1, 1993 – September 30, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile Cutlass
- 1995 · Vehicles built May 1, 1994 – September 30, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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Pontiac

Pontiac Grand Prix
- 1995 · Vehicles built March 1, 1994 – May 30, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V017000.

Defect description

SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WASHER/WIPER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN A SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE OLD DESIGNED WASHER/WIPER SWITCHES WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 1997. NOTES: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 CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300, OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537, OR PONTIAC AT 1-800-762-2737.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V017000

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.