NHTSA recall campaign

97V026000

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor

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7Affected configurations shown74,965Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentVisibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Report receivedFeb 2, 1999
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THIS CONTAMINATION INTERFERES WITH THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CONTINUITY AND PREVENTS THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FROM OPERATING. INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE CONTAMINANTS FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTACTS.

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 97V026000

1997 HYUNDAI ACCENTOpen vehicle record →1997 HYUNDAI ELANTRAOpen vehicle record →1997 HYUNDAI SONATAOpen vehicle record →1997 HYUNDAI TIBURONOpen vehicle record →1996 HYUNDAI ACCENTOpen vehicle record →1996 HYUNDAI ELANTRAOpen vehicle record →1996 HYUNDAI SONATAOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

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