NHTSA Campaign 16V582000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NHTSA campaign 16V582000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 16V582000 with NHTSA on August 4, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V582000, NHTSA lists up to 367,808 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 17, 2012 and August 12, 2013.
The 16V582000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V582000 were scheduled from April 13, 2017, 252 days after the report.
16V582000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet and GMC, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V582000 ranks 29 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V582000, General Motors LLC has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 16V582000 was 15V609000, reported on September 29, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the ball joints in the windshield wiper module may corrode and wear over time, possibly resulting in one or both of the windshield wipers becoming inoperative.
- The risk
- Inoperative windshield wipers may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- GM will notify owners, dealers will repair the AIP-hole, inspect and, if necessary, replace the front wiper module, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 25302.
Reported August 4, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V582000 (2)
Chevrolet (1)
GMC (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V582000, 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 4, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted