NHTSA Campaign 00V387001

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

Issued by MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS · Reported Nov 28, 2000 · 24,000 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE CAN DISENGAGE DUE TO A BROKEN BALL SOCKET.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION, OR OF THE WIPER FUNCTION ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE WIPER MODULE.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MAZDA TRIBUTE 2001 24,000

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V387001 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.