# NHTSA recall 12V151000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V151000
- Manufacturer's number: 12036
- Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
- Reported: 2012\-04\-09
- Owners notified: 2012\-04\-27
- Component: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
- Units potentially affected: 47846

## What is wrong

GENERAL MOTORS \(GM\) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011\-2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, BUICK ENCLAVE, AND GMC ACADIA VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN 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, WYOMING AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.  SNOW OR ICE BUILDUP ON THE WINDSHIELD OR ON THE WIPER MAY RESTRICT THE MOVEMENT OF THE WIPER ARM, CAUSING THE WIPER ARM TO LOOSEN AND CAUSE THE WIPER TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.


## What can happen

IF THIS OCCURS, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE WIPER ARM NUTS, FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2012.


## Notes

GM’S SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12036. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY: 1\-800\-424\-9153\); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-05\-27 to 2011\-06\-01.
- [2012 BUICK ENCLAVE](/makes/buick/enclave/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-17 to 2011\-12\-01.
- [2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE](/makes/chevrolet/traverse/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-05\-27 to 2011\-06\-01.
- [2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE](/makes/chevrolet/traverse/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-15 to 2011\-12\-01.
- [2011 GMC ACADIA](/makes/gmc/acadia/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-05\-27 to 2011\-06\-01.
- [2012 GMC ACADIA](/makes/gmc/acadia/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-02\-16 to 2011\-12\-01.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [21\-NA\-043](/bulletins/11014230.md), 2025-02-12, Service bulletin
- [PI0754G](/bulletins/11006511.md), 2024-08-17, Service bulletin
- [06\-08\-43\-003E](/bulletins/10114309.md), 2017-08-15, Service bulletin
- [SB\-12072\-A](/bulletins/10045040.md), 2012-08-14, Service bulletin
- [PIT\-5142](/bulletins/10043644.md), 2012-04-17, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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