8Affected configurations shown349,331Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
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.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE OLD DESIGNED WASHER/WIPER SWITCHES WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.
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 97V017000
1995 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →1995 CHEVROLET LUMINAOpen vehicle record →1995 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLOOpen vehicle record →1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASSOpen vehicle record →1995 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →1994 BUICK REGALOpen vehicle record →1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASSOpen vehicle record →1994 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.