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Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS: WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER
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| ID: 98V150000 (1996 CHEVROLET TRUCK S10) |
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| Updated |
Mar 17, 2005 19:41:50 |
| Rating |
 16 ( -2 -12.5% ) |
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Description:
Recall: 1996 Chevrolet S-10
Component: VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V150000
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Potential Number of Units Affected: 1566510Summary:
Vehicle Description: Light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, 2
and 4-wheel drive. Solder joints near the wiring harness connector can crack
causing the windshield wipers to work intermittently.
This condition can result in inoperative wipers, reducing a driver''s visibility,
and increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Dealers will replace the wiper motor circuit board and cover.
Owner notification will be conducted in three phases. The first phase began
December 15, 1998. The second phase was mailed February 2, and the third phase
will take place on March 12, 1999. 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 or
GMC at 1-800-462-8782. Also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration''s Auto Safety Hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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