| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
93V065000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FLEETWOOD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
BOUNDER |
| Model Year: |
1989 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19890101 - 19890201 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
74 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19930707 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19930707 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19930421 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19930428 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM HARDWARE WAS INCORRECTLY MOUNTED, CAUSING WIPER BLADE OVERTRAVEL AND PREMATURE WEAR, AND IN EXTREME CASES, THE WIPER BLADES MAY FAIL TO CORRECTLY TRAVEL OVER THE WINDSHIELD. |
| Consequence Summary: |
INSUFFICIENT WINDSHIELD WIPER PERFORMANCE REDUCESOPERATOR VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
MODIFY THE MOUNTING OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HARDWARE AND REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE PIVOT ARM. |