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NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Engineering Analysis EA02-006: WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Engineering Analysis EA02-006 on May 31, 2002, the day it closed Recall Query RQ99-003, which this investigation's summary cites, and closed it on July 23, 2003. NHTSA's investigations file lists 29 models from 4 makes for it and links recalls 03V-159 and 03V-210 to it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
EA02-006 (also written EA02006)
Investigation type
Engineering Analysis A more detailed stage of a defect investigation, opened when NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation decides an issue merits further review, often after a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query; it can include vehicle testing, surveys and further information requests.
Status
Closed July 23, 2003
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturers
General Motors, LLC; Isuzu Motors Limited
Component
Visibility — Windshield Wiper/Washer — Motor
Recalls linked by NHTSA
  • 03V-159: GM/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, reported
  • 03V-210: ISUZU/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, reported
Vehicles and equipment
29 models from 4 makes, including the Chevrolet C/K PICKUPS and Chevrolet Suburban

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Engineering Analysis EA02-006.

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AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Engineering Analysis EA02-006. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.

Chevrolet

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GMC

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Isuzu

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Oldsmobile

  • Oldsmobile Bravada

All Oldsmobile recalls

What an NHTSA investigation is

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.

An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for EA02-006

Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.