NHTSA recall campaign

78V176000

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Linkages

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3Affected configurations shown187,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVisibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Linkages
Report receivedMar 8, 1979
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE WIPER ARMS COULD SEPARATE FROM THE PIVOT SHAFTS, RENDERING THE WIPERS INOPERATIVE.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS, PIVOT ASSEMBLIES AND CERTAIN WIPER LINKAGE COMPONENTS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 78V176000

1973 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →1972 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →1971 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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