NHTSA Campaign 08V410000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 08V410000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages. The repair is free.
GENERAL MOTORS CORP filed the report for 08V410000 with NHTSA on August 14, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V410000, NHTSA lists up to 88,809 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007.
The 08V410000 report reached NHTSA 14 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V410000 were scheduled from October 13, 2008, 60 days after the report.
08V410000 covers 3 models from GMC, Saturn and Buick, model years 2007–2008.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V410000 ranks 66 of 253 GENERAL MOTORS CORP recalls on this site.
Besides 08V410000, GENERAL MOTORS CORP has 9 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 08V410000 was 07V242000, reported on June 13, 2007.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- GM IS RECALLING 88,809 MY 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE, AND MY 2007-2008 GMC ACADIA AND SATURN OUTLOOK VEHICLES CURRENTLY OR PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IF A BUILDUP OF SNOW OR ICE ON THE WINDSHIELD OR ON THE WIPERS RESTRICTS THE MOVEMENT OF THE WIPER ARM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE MOTOR SHAFT AND THE WIPERS MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE.
- The risk
- IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIPER CRANK ARM, DRIVER'S SIDE LINK, AND A CRANK ARM NUT. THE RECALL BEGAN O OCTOBER 13, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BUICK AT 1-866-608-8080, GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, SATURN AT 1-800-972-8876, OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .
- Notes
- GM RECALL NO. 08091.
Reported August 14, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V410000 (5)
Saturn (2)
Buick (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V410000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 14, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted