NHTSA recall 04V061000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V061000 |
| Manufacturer | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| Reported | 2004-02-04 |
| Owners notified | 2004-07-15 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER |
| Units potentially affected | 439 |
What is wrong
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEMS THAT WILL NOT TURN ON, CEASE OPERATION WHILE IN USE, FAIL TO TURN OFF/ON BY THEMSELVES (MOISTURE SENSITIVE WIPER SYSTEM), OR HAVE CONTINUOUS WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP OPERATION BECAUSE THE PRESENCE OF WATER WITHIN THE WIPER MODULES CAN EITHER CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT OR CAN LEAD TO THE CORROSION OF COMPONENTS WITHIN THE MODULE.
What can happen
DEPENDING ON THE OCCURRENCE AND WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 15, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2003 ISUZU ASCENDER | Built 2002-04-01 to 2002-11-30. |
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Investigated as EA04002
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.
| EA04002 | Engineering analysis, opened 2004-01-06, closed 2004-02-10. WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.