NHTSA recall 01V068000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 01V068000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 01014 |
| Manufacturer | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Reported | 2001-03-08 |
| Owners notified | 2001-08-14 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES |
| Units potentially affected | 129427 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE "SALT BELT" 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, AND WYOMING. IF A BUILDUP OF SNOW OR ICE RESTRICTS THE MOVEMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM, THE PIVOT HOUSING CAN CRACK AND THE WIPERS WILL NOT OPERATE.
What can happen
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER PIVOT HOUSING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 14, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU | Built 1996-01-01 to 1997-07-31. |
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| 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU | Built 1997-06-01 to 1998-01-31. |
| 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS | Built 1996-01-01 to 1997-07-31. |
| 1998 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS | Built 1997-06-01 to 1998-01-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA00019
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA00019 | Engineering analysis, opened 2000-07-12, closed 2001-03-06. WINDSHIELD WIPER. VISIBILITY. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 01014 | 2001-11-08. Service bulletin. ALL GMC DEALERS PLEASE DISREGARD ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE WIA20010111 TRANSMITTED 8/7/2001. *YD |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.