WenmarOpen by Wenmar Pro

NHTSA recall 08V456000

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.

Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number08V456000
Manufacturer's number08243
ManufacturerGENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Reported2008-09-09
Owners notified2008-11-07
ComponentVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
Units potentially affected13358

What is wrong

GM IS RECALLING 13,358 MY 2003 HUMMER H2 VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH WATER CAN ENTER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE. IF A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF WATER ENTERS THE MODULE, OVER TIME, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR THEY MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE.

What can happen

IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE COVER, AND REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE COVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 7, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HUMMER AT 1-800-732-5493 OR THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM>HTTP://WWW.GMOWNERCENTER.COM</A> .

Notes

GM RECALL NO. 08243. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles this campaign lists
2003 HUMMER H2Built 2003-02-01 to 2003-05-31.

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 PE08042

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.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
PE08042Preliminary evaluation, opened 2008-07-16, closed 2008-10-15. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE FAILURE. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR.

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

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
012020052005-04-22. Service bulletin. WINDSHIELD WIPER PULSE FUNCTION. *TT
34052005-04-21. Service bulletin. WINDSHIELD WIPER PULSE FUNCTION. *TT
042020042004-09-17. Service bulletin. WHEN SWITCHING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SPEED FROM LOW TO INTERMITTENT, THE SPEED REMAINS IN THE LOW. GM VOICEMAIL EXPRESS. *TT

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

Check one vehicle officially